Caption

Pink purple flower of Carpobrotus edulis, a ground-creeping plant with succulent leaves native to South Africa. Also known as Hottentot-fig, ice plant, highway ice plant or pigface and in South Africa as the sour fig. Now naturalised along the Atlantic coast of Portugal where it is considered an invasive species and planting it is prohibited. The Hottentot fig is a major threat to the conservation of rare indigenous Portuguese plants. Southwest Alentejo and Vicentina Coast Natural Park, 29 March 2019

Date

Mar 29, 2019

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Ian Murray

Reference

BRK24B25_479

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NA

Property release

NA

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Rights managed

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53,1Mb (2,2Mb) / 17,3in x 11,9in / 5192 x 3576 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aizoaceae Alentejo Atlantic Coast Carpobrotus Carpobrotus edulis Carpobrotus rossii Close view Europe Europe's Fig fruit Fig fruits Hottentot fig Hottentot-fig Illumination Naturpark No No People Pseudanthium RSA Republic of South Africa Ruschioideae South Africa South African Southern Africa ban beach bananas bloom blossom blossoms bright carpet weed clawberry close shot close up close ups close-up closeup coast coasts conservation area day daylight daytime deserted detail view ecological system ecosystem ecosystems empty environment environmental issue environmental issues environmental reserve exotic fig flower flower head flower heads flowering flowers forbidden freeway fruit fruits geobiont grocery highway highways ice plant illuminated illuminating illuminations in flower indigenous invasive invasive species karkalla leaf leaves lighting lilac lit local luminous menacing native natives natural preserve natural preserves natural reserve nature nature conservation area nature park nature reserve nature reserves neophyte neophyte plant no one nobody non-indigenous species open air petal petals photography pig face pigface pink plant plants prohibited prohibition prohibitions protected area purple rare rarest rarities rarity reserve reserves road roads rose rosy sanctuary sea fig season seasons shore sour sour fig spotlighted spring springtime stone plant stone plants street succulent succulent plant succulents sunlit threat threats tropical fruit tropical fruits uninhabited violet wild flower wild flowers wildflower Africa Portugal detail details food intimidate nutrition section threaten threatening Portuguese South Europe Southern Europe