Carpobrotus edulis (L.) Brown (Fam: AIZOOACEAE.)
 Published date of profile: Oct-2010.
Citation: Mifsud S., (Oct-2010) Carpobrotus edulis on MaltaWildPlants.com |
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Species name : | Carpobrotus edulis
(L.) Brown | Synonyms : |
Basionym or principal synonyms: Mesembryanthemum edule (L.) Rothm.
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Plant Family : | Aizooaceae Rudolphi
(Fig-Marigold Family) | Common name(s) : | Hottenot Fig, Kaffir Fig | Maltese name(s) : | Xuxet San Ġwann, Is-Swaba tal-Madonna | Status for Malta : | Naturalised Alien. Not native, introduced in the last 500 years from foreign countries and now found naturalised throughout the Maltese islands | Frequency | Very Common Common Frequent
Scarce Rare Very rare Extinct
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Raunkiaer life form: CHAMEOPHYTE (Small or dwarf shrubs)
Germination: Dicotyledon | Legal Protection : | Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006) | Red List (1989) : | Not listed in the Flora section of the National Red Data Book (Lanfranco, 1989) | Flowering Time : | Mar-Oct | Habitat : | Invasive escapee in degraded areas especially close to the coast |
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