This native succulent is found at the coast. I saw it on a cliff above rocks when we took the coast route from Dunedin to Waihola on our way home. We stopped at one of the many beaches, 25 October 2020. New Zealand.
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Disphyma australe subsp. australe
synonym: Mesembryanthemum australe
New Zealand ice plant. Māori name: horokaka
The ice plant has spread in large patches on the cliff.
I was pleased to find it in flower. They were pale pink.
I was intrigued how it spread over the cliff face.
Text and photos by Liz; Exploring Colour (2020)
Exploring Colour 
I’ve seen these many times in my various NZ wanderings, but seem never to have quite taken the time to research their identity. Thanks very much for putting a name to a face I’ve really come to enjoy.
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You’re very welcome!
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I haven’t seen ice plants in white before – looks much more delicate and pretty than the brightly coloured ones. 🙂
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From what I’ve read they’re variable from ‘whitish’ to more pink than these. Even at their most pink they still seem to be subtle and pretty, never garish.
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I used to see the more garish ones in Spain. They really liked the dry slopes near the beach.
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I see the garish exotic ones sometimes in gardens, especially those near the sea. I like their bright splashes of colour. We also have a nuisance exotic one with lemon flowers, frowned on because it can breed with the native one.
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The lemon flowers sound nice – would be happy to grow that one here.
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Think I have some photos of the lemon one taken when we were looking around by the Roxburgh hydro dam. If so I’ll put them online for you to see 🙂
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What a nice flower, Liz, and not at all what I was expecting from a succulent. Very pretty!
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