PLANTS Profile for Carpobrotus chilensis (sea fig)

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PLANTS Profile

Carpobrotus chilensis (Molina) N.E. Br.
sea fig

Symbol:

CACH38

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Aizoaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub
Forb/herb
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Carpobrotus chilensis (Molina) N.E. Br.

Carpobrotus aequilateralus

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, San Diego Co., Quail Botanical Garden. April 23, 2003. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Carpobrotus chilensis (Molina) N.E. Br.

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Synonyms:
Carpobrotus chilensis (Molina) N.E. Br.

	CAAE8	Carpobrotus aequilateralus auct. non (Haw.) N.E. Br.
	MECH4	Mesembryanthemum chilense Molina

Distribution:
Carpobrotus chilensis (Molina) N.E. Br.


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USA (CA, OR)

Related Taxa:
Carpobrotus chilensis (Molina) N.E. Br.

View 17 genera in Aizoaceae, 3 species in Carpobrotus

Classification:
Carpobrotus chilensis (Molina) N.E. Br.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Aizoaceae – Fig-marigold family
Genus	Carpobrotus N.E. Br. – carpobrotus
Species	Carpobrotus chilensis (Molina) N.E. Br. – sea fig

Introduced Information:
Carpobrotus chilensis (Molina) N.E. Br.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Carpobrotus chilensis (Molina) N.E. Br.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 507568.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Related Web Sites:
Carpobrotus chilensis (Molina) N.E. Br.

CalFlora: database occurrence

USDI NPS-Priority Weed Species

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