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This Carpobrotus ("sour-fig") species has the largest flowers produced by any species in its Mesembryanthemaceae family.
The flowers are typically a bright pink colour, although some white-flowered forms can be found in the far northern limits of its distribution range. They appear in spring.
The receptacle is typically subclavate, with a base that narrows abruptly into the stalk.
The top of the ovary is flat or slightly raised in the centre. Its fruits are sweet when ripe, and are edible raw. They are also grazed by tortoises and other southern African animals.
This is an extremely robust species, and its leaves are much larger than those of other Carpobrotus species. They leaves are glaucous-grey in colour, and have a distinctive smooth, hard, firm-textured surface, with cartilaginous margins.
The leaves are erect and relatively straight (or only slightly acinaciform), and have an isosceles triangle shape to their cross-section.[1]
↑Wisura, W. & Glen, H.F. (1993). The South African species of Carpobrotus (Mesembryanthema-Aizoaceae). Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium15:76–107.