Some Common Plants of Upper Newport Bay
Crystalline Ice Plant  (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
Stem and Leaf: egg-shaped, reddish-tinged leaves and much-branched stems. The bubbles look like minute raindrops and disappear when you crush them.
Leaf: Back Bay Dr. Near Salt dike - 29-May-02
Leaf/Bud: Interpretive Center - 2-May-03
Leaf: Interpretive Center - 2-May-03
Leaf: Interpretive Center - 2-May-03
Date: 1/11/2005