
Plants & flora
Sour Fig
Carpobrotus edulis is a ground-creeping plant with succulent leaves in the genus Carpobrotus, native to South Africa.
Infos sur les espèces
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
Parcs où les hôtes ont observé l’espèce Sour Fig
Hébergements engagés
À travers Afrique du Sud
Sour Fig : espèce observée ici
Sour Fig : espèce observée ici
Sour Fig : espèce observée ici
Sour Fig : espèce observée ici
Sour Fig : espèce observée ici
Sour Fig : espèce observée ici
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Sour Fig : quand et où l’observer
Sour Fig : signalé par des hôtes dans ou près de Table Mountain National Park and Garden Route National Park.
Espèce
Carpobrotus edulis
Observations
6,541
observations iNaturalist
Chaque réservation sur Spekboom soutient la conservation.
Questions des voyageurs
Une observation signifie qu’un hôte a vu l’espèce Sour Fig sur place ou à proximité. Ce n’est jamais une garantie de la voir.
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).


























