Pronunciation: kar-po-BRO-tus ED-yoo-lis
Common name: Hottentot fig
Family: Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold)
Habitat: Planted along highways and banks for erosion
control, naturalized in dune areas along the coast, native
of South Africa
Blooming period: April to October
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Carpobrotus
2) edulis