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Ice Plant

Delosperma cooperi

Photo by HeatherMiller
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33.8092, -84.2805

Field Notes

Description:

succulent leaves, purple spiky flowers

Habitat:

spreds, carpet like. Each node will root if contacts the ground. The flowers look like tiny spikes and the plant closes if the light levels are too low. The bees love these flowers. It blooms most of the summer.

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Delosperma cooperi

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PublishedJune 12, 2011

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