Hottentot-fig (Carpobrotus edulis) - Detail

Species Detail - Hottentot-fig (Carpobrotus edulis) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).

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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).

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Scientific Name Carpobrotus edulis

Common Name Hottentot-fig

Taxon Version Key NHMSYS0000456945 UnverifiedUnverified

Synonyms Carpobrotus aequilaterus auct., non (Haw.) N.E. Br. , Carpobrotus edulis var. chrysophthalmus C.D. Preston & P.D. Sell, Kaffir Fig , Mesembryanthemum edule L.

Designations Invasive Species: Invasive Species || Invasive Species: Invasive Species >> High Impact Invasive Species || Invasive Species: Invasive Species >> Regulation S.I. 477 (Ireland)

Abbreviation caedu

Authority (L.) N.E. Br.

Group flowering plant

Rank Species

Number Of Records 44

Number Of 10Km Squares 20

Number Of 50Km Squares 15

Oldest Record 01/01/1930

Newest Record 06/09/2024

Phenology - earliest record (across all datasets) 4 March (recorded in 2006)

Phenology - latest record (across all datasets) 4 November (recorded in 2008)

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Citation National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Hottentot-fig (Carpobrotus edulis), accessed 21 April 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/40413>

Species Detail - Hottentot-fig (Carpobrotus edulis) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.

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