Lampranthus glaucus

Yellow-flowered plants. Castlecliff. Oct 1998.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Castlecliff Beach. Sep 2011.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Family

Aizoaceae

Authority

Lampranthus glaucus (L.) N.E.Br.

Flora category

Vascular – Exotic

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Conservation status

Not applicable

Flower colours

Yellow

Year naturalised

1981

Origin

South Africa

Etymology

glaucus: From the Greek glaukos ‘grey-green’ or ‘sea green’, possibly after the mythical fisherman who was changed into a sea-god in Ovid’s Metamorphoses.

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