John Chan / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) gathering pollen from a Sea fig (Carpobrotus chilensis), Southern California, USA, April.
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David Noton / Hottentot fig (Carpobrotus edulis) on the cliff at Lizard Point, the most southerly point in mainland Britain, Cornwall, England, UK. November 2011.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Hottentot fig (Carpobrotus edulis) in flower with a church in the background, Pachia Ammos, Crete, Greece, April 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Relanzón / Ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) flower, North Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, March 2009
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Jouan & Rius / Living Stone plants {Lithops sp} in Namib desert, Namibia
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Tui De Roy / Dewflowers (Drosanthemum sp) and other blooms, Little Karoo, South Africa
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Tim Fitzharris / Ice Plant (Carpobrotus edulis), Big Sur coast near Bixby Creek, California
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Ann & Steve Toon / Ice plant (Drosanthemum hispidum) Namaqua National Park, Northern Cape, South Africa.
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Chris Mattison / Cheiridopsis robustus, a leaf succulent from the Knersvlakte region, Namaqualand, South Africa
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Chris Mattison / Cheiridopsis robustus, closed seed capsule. Namaqualand, South Africa.
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Chris Mattison / Seedling cone plants (Conophytum subfenestratum), approximately two months after sowing. Focus-stacked image.
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Chris Mattison / Seedling cone plants (Conophytum subfenestratum), approximately two months after sowing. Focus-stacked image.
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Chris Mattison / Cheiridopsis species, seed capsule open in response to rain. Namaqualand, South Africa.
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Chris Mattison / Cheiridopsis species, seed capsule open in response to rain. Namaqualand, South Africa.
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Chris Mattison / Living stone plant (Lithops dorotheae) one of the 'living stones' plants, in cultivation. It is in transitional stage, with the old leaves withering and new ones emerging. Native to South Afri...
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John Chan / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) gathering pollen from a Sea fig (Carpobrotus chilensis), Southern California, USA, April.
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Jiri Lochman / Jewel beetle (Julodis viridipes) in Ice plant (Aizoaceae) flower, South Africa.
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Matthew Maran / Hottentot fig (Carpobrotus edulis). This originates in South Africa but is a known invasive having escaped from gardens, and impacts on coastal vegetation and cliffs. Devon, England, UK, November.
Nick Upton / Sea Purslane / Shoreline purslane (Sesuvium portulacastrum) flowering on the sandy shore of a coastal lagoon, Sotavento, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, May.
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Chris Mattison / Endemic succulent (Oophytum nanum) in bud, growing among quartz pebbles in the Knersvlakte, Western Cape, South Africa.
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Chris Mattison / Endemic Stone plant (Argyroderma delaetii) with one new and one old seedpod, growing among quartz pebbles in the Knersvlakte, Western Cape, South Africa
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Chris Mattison / Endemic Stone plant (Argyroderma delaetii) also known as Bababoudjes (Babies' bottoms), growing among quartz pebbles in the Knersvlakte, Western Cape, South Africa
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Chris Mattison / Endemic succulents Oophytum nanum and Argyroderma delaetii growing among quartz pebbles in the Knersvlakte, Western Cape, South Africa, where they are endemic
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Chris Mattison / Succulent Argyroderma fissum, growing among quartz pebbles in the Knersvlakte, Western Cape, South Africa
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Chris Mattison / Vingervygie (Argyroderma fissum), Knersvlakte region, Namaqualand, South Africa
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Chris Mattison / Conophytum concavum, a stone-mimicking succulent endemic to the Knersvlakte region, Namaqualand, South Africa
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Chris Mattison / Succulent (Cheiridopsis species), Knersvlakte region, Namaqualand, South Africa
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Chris Mattison / Endemic Stone plant (Argyroderma delaetii), also known as Bababoudjes (Babies' bottoms), growing among quartz pebbles in the Knersvlakte, Western Cape, South Africa
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Sue Daly / Hottentot fig (Carpobrotus edulis) Alderney, British Channel Islands, May.
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Sue Daly / Hottentot fig (Carpobrotus edulis) Alderney, British Channel Islands, May.
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Chris Mattison / Stone plant (Titanopsis hugo-schlechteri) a stone-mimic succulent, South Africa. Cultivated plant.
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Nick Upton / Clumps of Slenderleaf iceplant (Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) on upper shore, Playa del Risco, Tamadaba Natural Park, Gran Canaria UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Gran Canaria. Canary Islands, June.
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Nick Upton / Clumps of Slenderleaf iceplant (Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) on upper shore, Playa del Risco, Tamadaba Natural Park, Gran Canaria UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Gran Canaria. Canary Islands, June.
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Nick Upton / Carpet of Slenderleaf iceplant (Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) flowers on coastal rocks, Playa del Risco, Tamadaba Natural Park, Gran Canaria UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Gran Canaria. Canary Islands, Jun...
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Nick Upton / Carpet of Red ice plant / Coppery mesembryanthemum (Malephora crocea), a South African species, flowering on coastal rocks, Mirador el Paso Marinero, Tamadaba Natural Park, Gran Canaria UNESCO Biosphe...
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Tim Fitzharris / Paintbrush (Castilleja sp) flowering and Ice Plant (Carpobrotus edulis) along coast, Garrapata State Beach, Big Sur, California
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Tim Fitzharris / Ice Plant (Carpobrotus edulis) and flowering Seaside Fleabane (Erigeron glaucus) on coast, Pebble Beach, California
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Tim Fitzharris / Ice Plant (Carpobrotus edulis) flowering along coast, Russian River, California
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Tim Fitzharris / Ice Plant (Carpobrotus edulis) and flowering Seaside Fleabane (Erigeron glaucus) on coast, Pebble Beach, California
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Emanuele Biggi / Stone plant (Lithops gracilidentata) in desert habitat, Namibia
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Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Glandular Cape Marigold (Dimorphotheca sinuata) and Dew Flower (Drosanthemum hispidum) in spring, Namaqualand, South Africa
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Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Glandular Cape Marigold (Dimorphotheca sinuata) and Narrow-leaved Iceplant (Conicosia pugioniformis) flowers in spring, Namaqualand, South Africa
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Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Glandular Cape Marigold (Dimorphotheca sinuata) and Narrow-leaved Iceplant (Conicosia pugioniformis) flowers in spring, Namaqualand, South Africa
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Chris Mattison / Stone plant (Lithops pseudotruncatella) with new leaves forcing their way through the previous year's. Cultivated plant from Namibia.
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Adrian Davies / Succulent (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) La Gomera, Canary Islands.
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Adrian Davies / Hottentot fig (Carpobrotus edulis) in flower, La Gomer, Canary Islands
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Nick Upton / Common / Crystalline Ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) flowers close up, Tenerife, May.
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Nick Upton / Common / Crystalline Ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) flower close up, Tenerife, May.
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Nick Upton / Common / Crystalline Ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) flowering on coastal headland, Tenerife, May.
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Nick Upton / Common / Crystalline Ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) flowering on coastal headland, Tenerife, May.
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Nick Upton / Red apple Ice plant / Baby sunrose (Aptenia cordifolia) an invasive South African species flowering in a dense carpet on a coastal headland, Vale de Figueira, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Red apple Ice plant / Baby sunrose (Aptenia cordifolia) an invasive South African species flowering in a dense carpet on a coastal headland, Vale de Figueira, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Moss carder bumblebee (Bombus muscorum) visiting Red apple Ice plant / Baby sunrose (Aptenia cordifolia) an invasive South African species flowering on a coastal headland, Vale de Figueira, Portugal,...
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Nick Upton / Moss carder bumblebee (Bombus muscorum) visiting Red apple Ice plant / Baby sunrose (Aptenia cordifolia) an invasive South African species flowering on a coastal headland, Vale de Figueira, Portugal,...
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Cyril Ruoso / Ice Plant (Carpobrotus edulis) an introduced and invasive species, Corse / Corsica, France, May
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Cyril Ruoso / Ice Plant (Carpobrotus edulis) an introduced and invasive species, Corsica / Corse, France, May
Chris Mattison / Truncate stone plant (Lithops pseudotruncata) in flower. Cultivated plant
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Chris Mattison / Living stone plant flower (Lithops fulviceps "aurea") cultivated plant native to South Africa. Focus-stacked image.
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Chris Mattison / Surface of Stone plant (Lithops fulviceps) at high magnification.
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Chris Mattison / Living stone plant (Lithops pseudotruncatella) with new leaves bursting through the dried up leaves of last year, and ripe seed capsule. Cultivated species, occurs in South Africa.
Chris Mattison / Succulent (Conophytum sp, possibly C. minutum) Richtersveld, South Africa.
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Brent Stephenson / Introduced and invasive Hottentot fig or ice plant (Carpobrotus edulis) flowering along the base of the dunes. Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. May.
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RHONDA KLEVANSKY / Succulent plant (Conophytum) growing amongst stones, Richtersveld National Park and World Heritage Site, Northern Cape, South Africa, August.
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RHONDA KLEVANSKY / Vygie (Cheiridopsis sp) in flower, Goegap Nature Reserve, Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa, August.
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RHONDA KLEVANSKY / Beetle daisies (Drosanthemum hispidum) and Ice plants (Drosanthemum hispidum) in flower, near Okiep, Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa, August.
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RHONDA KLEVANSKY / Daisies (Dimorphotheca sinuata) and Ice plants (Drosanthemum hispidum) in flower, Goegap Nature Reserve, Namaqualand, South Africa, August.
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RHONDA KLEVANSKY / Daisies (Dimorphotheca sinuata) and Ice plants ( Drosanthemum hispidum) in flower, Goegap Nature Reserve, Namaqualand, South Africa, August.
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RHONDA KLEVANSKY / Daisies (Dimorphotheca sinuata) and ice plants (Drosanthemum hispidum) in flower, Goegap Nature Reserve, Northern Cape, Namaqualand, South Africa, August.
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RHONDA KLEVANSKY / Daisies (Dimorphotheca sinuata) and ice plants (Drosanthemum hispidum) in flower, Goegap Nature Reserve, Northern Cape, Namaqualand, South Africa, August.
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RHONDA KLEVANSKY / Vygie (Cheiridopsis sp) in flower, Goegap Nature Reserve, Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa, August.
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RHONDA KLEVANSKY / Ice plants ( Drosanthemum hispidum) flowering, Goegap Nature Reserve, Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa, August 2011.
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RHONDA KLEVANSKY / Flowering Daisies (Dimorphotheca sinuata) and Ice plants (Drosanthemum hispidum) Goegap Nature Reserve, Namaqualand, South Africa, August 2011.
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RHONDA KLEVANSKY / Fynbos in flower including Ice plants (Drosanthemum hispidum) Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa, August.
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RHONDA KLEVANSKY / Fynbos in flower including Ice plants (Drosanthemum hispidum) Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa, August.
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RHONDA KLEVANSKY / Water droplet on Skotteloor (Prenia sladeniana) leaf, Richtersveld National Park and World Heritage Site, Northern Cape, South Africa, August.
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RHONDA KLEVANSKY / Water droplet on Skotteloor (Prenia sladeniana) leaf, Richtersveld National Park and World Heritage Site, Northern Cape, South Africa, August.
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RHONDA KLEVANSKY / Water droplet on Skotteloor (Prenia sladeniana) leaf, Richtersveld National Park and World Heritage Site, Northern Cape, South Africa, August.
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RHONDA KLEVANSKY / Vygies (Mesembryanthemum sp) in flower, Richtersveld National Park and World Heritage Center, Northern Cape, South Africa, August.
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RHONDA KLEVANSKY / Vygie (Mesembryanthemum sp) flowering desert after rain, Richtersveld National Park and World Heritage Site, Northern Cape, South Africa, August.
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Tui De Roy / Halophilic (Salt loving) plants, Nolana galapagana (green) & Sessuvium sp (red) along lava shoreline. Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands. June 2013.
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Tony Phelps / Elands Sour Fig (Carpobrotus acinaciformis) growing on limestone fynbos, dehoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa.
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Hiroya Minakuchi / California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) feeding on ice plant, Monterey, California
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Felicity Lanchester / A male Blue monkey beetle, (Scelophysa trimeni) on an Ice plant (Cepalophyllum spongiosum) flower, Namaqualand, South Africa, August.
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Felicity Lanchester / A male Blue monkey beetle, (Scelophysa trimeni) on an Ice plant (Cepalophyllum spongiosum) flower, Namaqualand, South Africa, August.
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Felicity Lanchester / Close-up of an Ice plant (Cephalophyllum spongiosum) flower, Namaqualand, South Africa, August.
