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Carpobrotus edulis
It is a creeping, mat-forming succulent species and member of the Stone Plant family Aizoaceae. Flowers are pollinated by solitary bees, honey bees, carpenter bees and many beetle species.
Is an invasive species in several places, notably Australia, California and the Mediterranean, all of which share a similar climate.
Playa deTamarit, Santa Pola.
Spotted on Apr 8, 2012
Submitted on Apr 25, 2012
4 Comments
Hola, Marta. He abierto una misión para especies invasoras: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1100...
Thanks! they grow all over in the area of Comunidad Valenciana in Spain. It seems very well adapted. The leaves hold lots of water and when I was a child I used their juice to write in the rocks :-)
gorgeous color!
In the US, the common name for this plant is "ice plant". It originated in South Africa.