Carpobrotus Acinaciformis

Taxonomy:       

Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophytes Class: Angiosperms Class: Eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Aizoaceae Genus: Carpobrotus Species: C. acinaciformis

             

How to identify it?

Carpobrotus acinaciformis is a perennial plant from the Aizoaceae family, is a fast-growing, creeping succulent plant widely used as an ornamental plant in gardens and up to 2 meters tall. The flowers are solitary, pink-purple. Flowers bloom in the morning in bright sunlight, and close at night. Flowering occurs depending on the climate but mainly in spring and summer. A fruit is edible

 

Type Of Plant	Life Cycle	Height	Flowering Time	Altitude
Herbaceous	Perennial	10  to 70 cm	Mar to July	0 - 200 m

 

Mediterranean	Edible	Color	Abundance	Toxicity
Yes	Yes	Pink/Purple	Very-common	No

 

Other Common Name:

Arabic	Berber/Targui	English	French	Other Name
Sbaa L-Aroussa		Sally-my-handsome	Griffe de sorciéres	Pigface /Ice plant

 

Related species: 

§  Carpobrotus acinaciformis

§  Carpobrotus aequilaterus

§  Carpobrotus chilensis

§  Carpobrotus deliciosus

§  Carpobrotus edulis

§  Carpobrotus glaucescens

§  Carpobrotus virescens