English: Heartleaf iceplant

German: Ausdauerndes Eiskraut

Kingdom: Plantae (2105)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (2012)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (1696)

      Order: Caryophyllales (80)

        Family: Aizoaceae (10) (family description)

          Genus: Aptenia (1)

           Epithet: cordifolia (L. f.) Schwant. (4)

Synonym: Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L. f.

cordifolia => with heart-shaped leaves

cordifolium => with heart-shaped leaves

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: pink, red, orange

Check for Aptenia cordifolia at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI

• [190] Aptenia cordifolia - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

• [35] Barthlott,W. (1998): Dumonts große Pflanzenenzyklopädie. Dumont Verlag, Köln, Germany.

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