Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E. Br.

Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E. Br.

Synonymy

    • "Carpobrotus acinaciformis" auct. fl. graec., non (L.) L. Bolus, err. sec. Dimopoulos & al. 20131
    • "Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme" auct. fl. graec., non L., err. sec. Dimopoulos & al. 20131
    • 1. Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013: Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. 31
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    Taxon info

    Carpobrotus edulis, a native of South Africa, has been planted as an ornamental and is an invasive species in other parts of the world with a Mediterranean-type climate. It is a creeping, mat-forming succulent, sometimes planted in public parks and spreading particularly into rocky or ruderal coastal habitats in the hotter and drier parts of Greece.A
    A. Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013: Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. 31: p. 318 [Plate 1.3]

    Distribution

    GR(IoI Pe StE NE NAe WAe Kik KK EAe

    Greece (East Aegean islands present; Ionian Islands present; Kiklades present; Kriti and Karpathos present; North Aegean islands present; North-East Greece present; Peloponnisos present; Sterea Ellas present; West Aegean islands present)

    Status

    Alien / Established

    Chorology

    [South African]

    Life-form

    Chamaephyte

    Habitat

    Coastal habitats

    IUCN category

    Not Evaluated

    Presidential Decree 67/81

    No

    Notes

    Represented by a yellow-flowered variety (var. edulis) and one with reddish-purple flowers (var. rubescens Druce). Greek records of C. acinaciformis refer to the latter (Strid & Tan 1997: 150).

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