Slender-leaved Iceplant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum

Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, CA 8-16-11. © Joan Avise	Slender-leaved Iceplant Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum Exotic species, native to Europe and Africa Back to Aizoaceae of Orange County, California Back to Eudicots of Orange County, California Back to Natural History of Orange County, California
Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, CA 8-16-11. © Joan Avise	Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, CA 8-16-11. © Joan Avise
Glistening appearance is due to large bladder cells that accumulate salt. Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, CA 8-16-11. © Joan Avise	Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, CA 8-16-11. © Joan Avise
UCI Ecology Preserve, Irvine, Orange County, CA. 6-4-11. © Peter J. Bryant	UCI Ecology Preserve, Irvine, Orange County, CA. 6-4-11. © Peter J. Bryant