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Summary:
The Carpobrotus Edulis or more commonly known as the Ice plant (shown left) is very invasive to California. It grows very fast. It is mostly found in beaches, highway exit dirt islands, and around railroads. It was brought to America when people wanted to build quickly on beaches and railroads. The ice plants would stabilize the ground around the buildings and railroads. But now it has spread and become almost uncontrollable. It is edible to most animals, but they don't really like it's taste I guess. It is also perfectly edible for humans and the latin word Edulis (part of it's name) directly translates to eatable.
S&EP:
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I did lots of research about the plant and learned many things. Those things include; where the ice plant comes from, that it crowds out other plants, and that it is edible, etc. This shows how not all plants are necessarily good for the environment. I am also planning on trying to eat some of it because it is "eatable". I did a LOT of research to make sure that it is NOT dangerous for humans. I did not find any side effects of eating it but apparently it is best pickled.
XCC:
This impacts of Ice plant in the Americas is Cause and Effect. This is because you plant it, it spreads rapidly and kills other plants. There are several special eradication programs to try and get rid of this awful plant such as the California Native Plant Society. When they do they're work, there are less horrible Ice plant in California. So hopefully we can one day get rid of ice plant (shown in first picture).
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