#carpobrotus

[wiley-treehouse-gardens]

Caterpillar on a succulent. South Africa, 2025

[francescointoppa]

Fico degli Ottentotti (Carpobrotus acinaciformis (L.) L. Bolus, Aizoaceae)

in un giorno nuvoloso

in un giorno soleggiato

(on a cloudy day - on a sunny day)

[ruthbancroftgarden]

Carpobrotus quadrifidus

There are about 1800 species of "mesembs" - succulents formerly placed in the family Mesembryanthemaceae, but now included in the family Aizoaceae. Out of all of these, this is the one with the largest flowers - and with a diameter of 5 1/2 inches, they are show-stoppers. This species is native to Namaqualand, in northwestern South Africa, but it looks much like a larger-flowered version of the Carpobrotus plants naturalized along the California coast.

-Brian

[haveyouatethisfruit]

Bain

(carpobrotus virescens)

Also known as karkalla (though that is technically carpobrotus rossii) or native pigface fruit

Not to be confused with the other pigface fruit (solanum mammosum)

Have you eaten bain?

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Voting ended onMay 9, 2025

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[purpleenma]

🪷 Flora Invasora 🪷 (2019)

"Invasora" means invader in spanish, this was a commission for a friend and the only flowers she could think of were Pennisetum setaceum, Nicotiana glauca and Carpobrotus, all invasive plants in Spain she was studying for her thesis.

If I still remember correctly her thesis was about how the pH and other properties of the soil could be linked to the invasive proliferation of these species, which I found so fascinating 💜✨

[crudlynaturephotos]

[philoursmars]

Marseille en février. On fait un tour au village des Goudes, aux portes du Parc National des Calanques. Un peu de botanique avec ces aloès au milieu des Carpobotus (Griffes-de-Sorcière)

Les délicates fleurs blanc bleuté sont des Tristagma (ou Ipheion) uniflorum.

Quant à la petite calanque, c'est l'Anse de la Maronaise où autrefois sévissait une boîte de nuit...

[wonder-rooms]

Beetle Daisy, Gorteria diffusa and West-Coast Sourfig, Carpobrotus quadrifidus (c. 1777-1786) - Robert Jacob Gordon