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Carpobrotus
Sign in to saveAlso known as pigface, ice plant, sour fig, Hottentot fig, clawberry
Carpobrotus, commonly known as pigface, ice plant, sour fig, sea fig, Hottentot fig, and clawberry is a genus of ground-creeping plants with succulent leaves and large daisy-like flowers. The name comes from the Ancient Greek ' "fruit" and ' "edible", referring to its edible fruits.
Species
Hottentot-figs
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyAizoaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 84
- With media
- 33
- Family
- Aizoaceae
- Collections
- MEL, IBUNAM, MO, GH, BOLUSHERB, CAS
- Recorded in
- Australia, United States, Chile, South Africa
Wikidata facts
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- genus
- taxon name
- Carpobrotus
- Commons category
- Carpobrotus
- topic's main category
- Category:Carpobrotus
- taxon common name
- 匍昼花属
- taxonomic type
- Carpobrotus edulis
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Carpobrotus, commonly known as pigface, ice plant, sour fig, sea fig, Hottentot fig, and clawberry is a genus of ground-creeping plants with succulent leaves and large daisy-like flowers. The name comes from the Ancient Greek ' "fruit" and ' "edible", referring to its edible fruits.
The genus includes some 12 to 20 accepted species. Most are endemic to South Africa, but there are at least four Australian species and one South American.
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