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Hottentot-fig, pigface

Carpobrotus edulis

Description:

this version has robust thick leaves growing in a mat close to the ground

Habitat:

dunes and coastal area

Notes:

has a number of names - hottentot fig, ice plant, pigface, highway ice plant South African in origin (?) invasive in many parts of the world can be confused with the smaller Carpobrotus chilensis

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RikMartin
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RikMartin

Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Spotted on Apr 28, 2015
Submitted on Apr 28, 2015

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