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Hottentot fig

Carpobrotus edulis

268Records since 2000
MayPeak month
21Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan5
Feb1
Mar5
Apr20
May64
Jun50
Jul25
Aug18
Sep21
Oct24
Nov14
Dec21

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England76
2Isles of Scilly England53
3Portsmouth England15
4Isle of Anglesey Wales14
5Devon England10
6Brighton and Hove England7
7Isle of Wight England6
8Swansea Wales5
9Kent England4
10Plymouth England3
11Dorset England2
12Gwynedd Wales2
13Southend-on-Sea England2
14Torbay England2
15Norfolk England1
107 England21 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 21 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
268
Peak month
May
Counties with records
21
Scientific name
Carpobrotus edulis
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
588
Most recorded in
Cornwall, Isles of Scilly
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Aizoaceae
Genus
Carpobrotus
Name with authority
Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E.Br.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1368577 · GBIF 3084842