Pixel Wild
Pink Trailing Iceplant
Pink Trailing Iceplant
Delosperma cooperi
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Tiny
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
South Africa
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

This dwarf perennial grows in dense mats across the rocky slopes of South Africa. Its fleshy, cylindrical leaves store water to survive long periods of intense drought.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

Learn more

Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Aizoaceae
Genus
Delosperma
Species
Delosperma cooperi