Family: Aizoaceae
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Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum L.
Collector/Expedition: Western, R. A.
Collection number: 789
Collection date: 21st March 1985
Country/Territory: United Arab Emirates
Collecting locality: United Arab Emirates:Das Island. Arabian Gulf
Habitat: A fairly common plant on hard-packed gravel/sand, even on soils contaminated by sreading crude oil to stabilise the surface
Description: A low, nearly prostrate annual up to 10cms high and 30 cms across. Central woody root. Succulent branches and leaves, green or often reddish. Flowering since first week of March. Flowers daisy-like with yellow centre, folding up on windy and overcast days
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00699345
Cite as: https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00699345
Herbarium region: 2A_ARABIA (Arabian Peninsula)
Number of sheets: 1
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