Lampranthus spectabilis subsp. spectabilis
Lampranthus spectabilis (Haw.) N.E. Br.
Trailing ice plant
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Mesembryanthemum spectabile Haw.
Lampranthus spectabilis subsp. spectabilis
Lampranthus spectabilis subsp. spectabilis
2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California · ≈ 3½ × 2½′ (113 × 75 cm) 
2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Caryophyllidae | Cacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts |
| Order | Caryophyllales | Includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants |
| Family | Aizoaceae | Fig-marigold or ice plant family (previously Mesembryanthemaceae) |
| Genus | Lampranthus | From the Greek lampros, ”bright,“ and anthos, ”flower“ |
| Species | spectabilis | Spectacular |
Lampranthus spectabilis description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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