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    succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds

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      Aizoaceae is a family of flowering plants, often referred to as the ice plant family. They primarily contain succulent and drought-resistant species, and are widely distributed throughout the dry or semi-desert regions of the world, particularly in Southern Africa. They are recognized for their showy flowers and unique leaf structures that often appear to sparkle under the sun, resembling ice crystals.

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        Aizoaceae or Ficoidaceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1900 species. They are commonly known as stone plants or carpet weeds. Species that resemble stones or pebbles are sometimes called mesembs. Several species are known as ice plants because of the glistening globular bladder cells covering their stems, fruit and leaves.

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          A plant family of the order Caryophyllales, subclass Caryophyllidae, class Magnoliopsida.

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            The Aizoaceae, or fig-marigold family, is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1800 species. They are commonly known as ice plants or carpet weeds. They are often called vygies in South Africa and New Zealand. Highly succulent species that resemble stones are sometimes called mesembs.

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