Aizoaceae

Red mesemb

Stoeberia utilis (L.Bolus) van Jaarsv.

Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Stoeberia

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Red mesemb: Сoastline of Namaqua National Park, Namaqualand Dune Strandveld, Northern Cape, South Africa — Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Mannetjiebos, Rooivygieboom
English: Red mesemb

Synonyms

Lampranthus utilis (L.Bolus) Schwantes
Mesembryanthemum utile L.Bolus
Ruschia utilis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus

Photos

Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.