Another plant that struck me upon moving to California was the ubiquitous ice plant, Carpobrotus edulis. This native of South Africa was adopted by the California Department of Transportation to stabilize soil along highways, and for this reason it is also known as "highway ice plant". So widespread that it is now considered a pest, the California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) is now promoting the less invasive hardy ice plant (Delosperma cooperi, seen above) as an alternative.
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