Lampranthus glaucoides, synonyms including Lampranthus aurantiacus, known as the trailing iceplant (a name it shares with other members of its family Aizoaceae) and copper brightfig, is a plant species in the genus Lampranthus native to South Africa and naturalized in gardens all around the world. It was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1795 as Mesembryanthemum glaucoides.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Copper Brightfig being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lampranthus fergusoniae
- Lampranthus aureus
- Lampranthus bicolor
- Drosanthemum bicolor
- Drosanthemum lavisii
- Lampranthus glaucus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Aizoaceae
- Genus
- Lampranthus
- Species
- Lampranthus glaucoides
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