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Mesembryanthemum
Mesembryanthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Aizoaceae, indigenous to southern Africa. As with many members of that family, it is characterized by long-lasting flower heads. Flowers of Mesembryanthemum protect their gametes from night-time dews or frosts but open in sunlight. There is an obvious evolutionary advantage to doing this; where sun, dew, frost, wind or predators are likely to damage exposed reproductive organs, closing may be advantageous during times when flowers are unlikely to attract pollinators.

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
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Mesembryanthemum cordifolium
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Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum
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Mesembryanthemum tortuosum
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Mesembryanthemum digitatum
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Mesembryanthemum tomentosum
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Mesembryanthemum lancifolium
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Mesembryanthemum namibense
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