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Mesembryanthemum Barbatum. Bearded 
Fig-Marigold. 
Clafs and Order. 
ICOSANDRIA PeNTAGYNIA. 
Generic Character. 
Cal. 5-fidus. Petala numerofa, linearia. Cap/, carnofa, in- 
fera, polyfperma. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
MESEMBRYANTHEMUM barbatum , foliis fubovatis papu- 
lofis diftin6tis, apice barbatis. 
Linn. Syji. Vegetab. p. 469. 
MESEMBRYANTHEMUM radiatum, ramulis prolixis 
recumbentibus. Dillen. Hort. 
Elth. 245. t. 190 .f. 234. 
The leaves of this fpecies have fmall hairs, ifluing like rays 
from their points, whence the name of barbatum ; there are 
two others figured by Dillenius, whofe leaves have a great 
fimilarity of ftrufture, and which are confidered by Linnaeus 
as varieties of this fpecies ; our plant is the Stellatum of 
Miller’s Dift. e d. 6. 4 to. 
Like mofl of this tribe it inhabits the Cape, flowers in July, 
and is readily propagated by cuttings. 
