| Hottentot-fig | |
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| Flower of Carpobrotus edulis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Carpobrotus |
| Species: | C. edulis
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| Binomial name | |
| Carpobrotus edulis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mesembryanthemum edule L | |
Carpobrotus edulis is a ground-creeping plant with succulent leaves in the genus Carpobrotus, native to South Africa. Its common names include hottentot-fig, sour fig, ice plant, highway ice plant,[1][2][3] or vygie.
- ^ "Hottentots Fig - Flowers". Kruger Park. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Carpobrotus edulis". Global Invasive Species Database (GISD).
- ^ "Carpobrotus edulis (hottentot fig)". CABI Invasive Species Compendium. November 20, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2021.