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Mesembryanthemum denticulatum Haw.
Observ. Mesembryanthemum 149 1795
Family: AIZOACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Cheiridopsis denticulata (Haw.) N.E.Br.
Gard. Chron. III, 79: 407 1926

Mesembryanthemum denticulatum (Cheiridopsis denticulata) Photo by: Giuseppe Monaco
A plant grown outdoors on volcanic soil in the town of Viagrande, 15 km from Catania, Sicily, Italy on the foothills of Mount Etna at an elevation of 380-450 meters above sea level. The climate is Mediterranean, the spring and summer are hot with significant thermal excursion between day and night up to 20 ° C. The winter is cool and rainy, temperature rarely drops close to zero during the night, some sprinkling of snow may be expected, but they are very rare and of short duration.

Synonyms:

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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Lobster Claws
CHINESE (中文): 慈晃锦
KHOEKHOE or NAMA (Khoekhoegowab): t'noutsiama

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Cheiridopsis denticulata group

  • Cheiridopsis candidissima (Haw.) N.E.Br.: has really smooth whitish-grey to turquoise foliage.
  • Cheiridopsis denticulata (Haw.) N.E.Br.: has grey-white leaves which may be simple or somewhat toothed on the keel from which its name derives. Distribution: Northern Cape to southern Namibia.

18954 giuseppe Giuseppe Monaco
Mesembryanthemum denticulatum (Cheiridopsis denticulata) Photo by: Giuseppe Monaco
19759 agrawal K.k. Agrawal
Mesembryanthemum denticulatum (Cheiridopsis denticulata) Photo by: K.k. Agrawal

18953 giuseppe Giuseppe Monaco
Mesembryanthemum denticulatum (Cheiridopsis denticulata) Photo by: Giuseppe Monaco
25612 giuseppe2 Giuseppe Distefano
Mesembryanthemum denticulatum (Cheiridopsis denticulata) Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano

19765 agrawal K.k. Agrawal
Mesembryanthemum denticulatum (Cheiridopsis denticulata) Photo by: K.k. Agrawal
19106 giuseppe2 Giuseppe Distefano
Mesembryanthemum denticulatum (Cheiridopsis denticulata) Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano


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