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Succulent ID help
Succulent ID help
This was found growing on the coast of California. Can someone help me identify this. I apologize if it is blatantly obvious, I am just a beginner at plant identification.
Re: Succulent ID help
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum. Annual, probably considered a weed in your location. Flowers are interesting but not exactly showy.
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Re: Succulent ID help
Somebody thought enough of it to introduce it to North America!
It's perennial in warm climates. It was widely planted in California as a ground cover, since it will grow where almost nothing else will and thrives with no care - sounds like the definition of a weed, doesn't it? Now they encourage people to plant something less invasive, but the cat is out of the bag.
It's perennial in warm climates. It was widely planted in California as a ground cover, since it will grow where almost nothing else will and thrives with no care - sounds like the definition of a weed, doesn't it? Now they encourage people to plant something less invasive, but the cat is out of the bag.
Spence 
Re: Succulent ID help
I have seen it at 3 horse ranches where we have boarded (like a weed-yes, grows where nothing else will). I love the bubbly look it can get in neglectful times.
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