
Plants & flora
Suurvy
Carpobrotus edulis is a ground-creeping plant with succulent leaves in the genus Carpobrotus, native to South Africa.
Spesie-insigte
Most records Apr to May
When Sour Fig sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 6,541 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape
Provinces where Sour Fig is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
6,541 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die Sour Fig aanteken
Verblyfplekke wat teruggee
Regoor Suid-Afrika
Sour Fig hier aangeteken
Sour Fig hier aangeteken
Sour Fig hier aangeteken
Sour Fig hier aangeteken
Sour Fig hier aangeteken
Sour Fig hier aangeteken
Dry mountains, ostriches, and Calitzdorp's port wines
Sien plekke wat teruggeeBeplan ’n reis
Wanneer en waar om die Sour Fig te vind
Gashere het die Sour Fig gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Table Mountain National Park and Garden Route National Park.
Spesie
Carpobrotus edulis
Waarnemings
6,541
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
Vrae wat reisigers vra
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Sour Fig op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Sour Fig in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Sour Fig at stays in or beside Table Mountain National Park and Garden Route National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Sour Fig in South Africa?
The Sour Fig is most recorded in Western Cape (97% of records), based on 6,541 iNaturalist observations. 6 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Sour Fig on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Sour Fig?
Sightings of the Sour Fig peak from Apr to May, based on 6,541 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
What is the Sour Fig?
Carpobrotus edulis is a ground-creeping plant with succulent leaves in the genus Carpobrotus, native to South Africa. It is also known as Hottentot-fig, ice plant, highway ice plant or pigface and in South Africa as the sour fig (suurvy).


























