Aizoaceae

New Zealand ice plant

Disphyma australe (Sol. ex Aiton) J.M.Black

Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Disphyma

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New Zealand ice plant (Disphyma australe) — Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: New Zealand ice plant
Māori: Ruerueke, Horokaka, Ngarangara

Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum australe Sol. ex G.Forst.
Mesembryanthemum demissum Willd.
Mesembryanthemum radicans DC.

Photos

Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.