
Plants & flora
Carpobrotus edulis is a ground-creeping plant with succulent leaves in the genus Carpobrotus, native to South Africa.
Most records Apr to May
When Sour Fig sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 6,541 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape
Provinces where Sour Fig is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
6,541 records, iNaturalist
1 resultaat in Suid-Afrika
Beplan 'n reis
Spesie
Carpobrotus edulis
Aantekeninge
6 541
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
'n Aantekening beteken 'n gasheer het die Sour Fig op die eiendom of naby gesien. Dit is nooit 'n waarborg van 'n waarneming nie.
The Sour Fig is most recorded in Western Cape (97% of records), based on 6 541 iNaturalist observations. 1 place to stay on Spekboom in South Africa has recorded the Sour Fig on site or nearby.
Sightings of the Sour Fig peak from Apr to May, based on 6 541 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
Carpobrotus edulis is a ground-creeping plant with succulent leaves in the genus Carpobrotus, native to South Africa. It is also known as Hottentot-fig, ice plant, highway ice plant or pigface and in South Africa as the sour fig (suurvy).