About Delosperma echinatum (Lam.) Schwantes
Native Range
Delosperma echinatum is a succulent plant native to South Africa.
Common Name
It is commonly called the pickle plant.
Genus Establishment
English botanist N. E. Brown erected the new genus Delosperma in 1925, and this species was later recognized as the genus’s type species.
Initial Collection
Scottish plant hunter Francis Masson collected this species for Kew Gardens in 1774.
First Formal Description
French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck described this species as Mesembryanthemum echinatum in 1786, using plant material held in France that most likely originated from England.
