Lampranthus spectabilis

{{Short description|Species of plant in the family Aizoaceae}}

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|image=Lampranthus spectabilis 3.JPG

|image_caption=Flower and leaves

|image2=Lampranthus spectabilis 1.JPG

|image2_caption=Habit

|genus=Lampranthus

|species=spectabilis

|authority=(Haw.) N.E.Br.

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|synonyms=

• Lampranthus macrocarpus {{small|(A.Berger) N.E.Br.}}
• Lampranthus macrosepalus {{small|(L.Bolus) L.Bolus}}
• Mesembryanthemum macrocarpum {{small|A.Berger}}
• Mesembryanthemum macrosepalum {{small|L.Bolus}}
• Mesembryanthemum spectabile {{small|Haw.}}

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Lampranthus spectabilis, the trailing iceplant (a name it shares with other members of its family), is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.{{cite POWO |id=362323-1 |title=Lampranthus spectabilis (Haw.) N.E.Br. |access-date=29 April 2022 }}{{cite web |url=https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/LMPSP |title=Lampranthus spectabilis (LMPSP) |author= |date=2022 |website=EPPO Global Database |publisher=European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization |access-date=29 April 2022 |quote=Cultivated as an ornamental }} The unimproved species and a number of cultivars are commercially available, including 'Tresco Apricot', 'Tresco Brilliant', 'Tresco Fire', 'Tresco Orange', 'Tresco Peach', 'Tresco Pearl', 'Tresco Purple', and 'Tresco Red'.{{cite web |title=Lampranthus spectabilis |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/70830/lampranthus-spectabilis/details |date=2022 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=29 April 2022 |quote=5 suppliers }}{{cite web |title=Find a plant Lampranthus spectabilis 21 results |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/search-results?form-mode=true&query=Lampranthus%20spectabilis |date=2022 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=29 April 2022 }}