Conicosia pugioniformis

Narrowleaf iceplant, Narrowleaf Iceplant

Family: Aizoaceae · Type: perennial · Not Native

Conservation status: Cal-IPC Yes

Narrowleaf iceplant is a naturalized perennial found in the central California Coast bioregion in sandy coastal dune habitats at elevations below 100 meters. Flowering from May to October, this plant produces large shiny yellow flowers up to 5 to 8 centimeters in diameter that bloom for several days with an unpleasant odor. Growing with a single woody stem to 30 centimeters tall and 1 to 2 centimeters in diameter, it forms dense clusters near the stem tip. Its gray-green leaves are cauline, crowded toward the stem tip, 15 to 20 centimeters long and 10 to 12 millimeters wide, with a distinct groove or flat surface. The small seeds measure 1.5 to 1.8 millimeters in length.

Habitat: Uncommon. Sandy places, especially coastal dunes

Bloom period: May-Oct

Elevation: < 100 m

Bioregions: CCo

California counties: San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Marin, San Mateo

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.