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Elands Sourfig or Ice Plant

Carpobrotus_acinaciformis

Description:

This species of Carpobrotus ("Sour fig") bears bright pink-purple flowers and, like its relatives, forms a sprawling succulent groundcover. It can be distinguished from its related species by its short, stout, gray-green leaves. These are acinaciform: mildly curved and shaped like a sabre, and having the shape of an isosceles triangle in cross-section, if cut perpendicularly.

Habitat:

On the beach in Mondragone, Italy

Notes:

My friend, Mahlon, took these photos (of which I have his permission to use on PN). The third photo shows the large number of snails he saw on the leaves of the flowers.

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SarahWhitt
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SarahWhitt

CAM, Italy

Spotted on May 4, 2017
Submitted on May 4, 2017

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