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Mesembryanthemum tomentosum is a low, hairy succulent subshrub from southern Africa in the ice-plant family. It is grown outdoors in dry, sunny, well-drained sites, and it must be kept on the dry side.
Mesembryanthemum tomentosum, synonyms including Brownanthus pubescens, is a species of plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is native to the Cape Provinces and Namibia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas.
Iceplant · Heart Leaf Ice Plant · Common iceplant · Mesembryanthemum digitatum · Lanceleaf Sunfig · Namib Woodfig · Slenderleaf iceplant · Mesembryanthemum tortuosum · Iceplant
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mesembryanthemum tomentosum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
