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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Schwantesia is a
genus of plant in the family Aizoaceae. The Family Aizoaceae or
Ficoidaceae (fig-marigold family or ice plant family) is a taxon 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 plant.
