C. quadrifidus (including C. sauerae), (West Coast sour fig, Weskus suurvy, elandsvy) has large violet-pink, pale pink or white flowers-the largest flower found in the family Mesembryanthemaceae-and straight, stubby grey leaves and grows in sandy lowlands along the west coast from southern Namaqualand in the Northern Cape to Saldanha in the ...

Die Suurvy (Carpobrotus edulis) is 'n plant wat aan die suidkus van Suid-Afrika voorkom en word tot 8 cm groot. Dit staan ook bekend as die hotnotsvy, ghoenavy of perdevy. Dit is 'n rank sukkulent met dik, vlesige blare wat met ouderdom houtagtig word.

Carpobrotus edulis is a creeping plant with succulent leaves in the genus Carpobrotus, native to South Africa. Its common names include hottentot-fig, sour fig, ice plant, highway ice plant, [1][2][3] or vygie. Carpobrotus edulis is a creeping, mat-forming succulent species.

Carpobrotus edulis is a very hardy, evergreen, succulent, drought-resistant, spreading groundcover that has triangular-shaped, fleshy leaves. In spring and summer (August to October) it bears large, vygie-like, yellow flowers that fade to pink. The large, fleshy fruits that follow become yellowish and wrinkled when ripe.

Suurvy (A), sour fig, t’kôbô-vy, gaukum, gouna Description Macroscopical GR3 Robust, mat-forming perennial with trailing stems to 2m in length, rooting at the nodes; leaves 40-80mm long, dull green, succulent, opposite, the leaf pairs united at the base, glabrous, straight to slightly curved, up to 10mm in diameter, with margin serrated

The Sour Fig is a well-known Cape plant and is a robust perennial creeping succulent with smooth, fleshy, erect leaves and large, striking yellow flowers.

The suurvy (sour fig) or Hottentots fig (goenavy) is the edible fruit of several species of Carpobrotus, thick-leaved members of the mesembryanthemum family indigenous to the southern and south-western Cape.

Carpobrotus edulis is known as the humble sour fig, Cape fig, ghaukum, ghoenavy, Kaapse vy, perdevy, rankvy, suurvy, ikhambi-lamabulawo or umgongozi in Zulu. A ground cover of sour figs in the Company Gardens in Cape Town.

Afrikaans: Suurvy. English: Sour fig. IsiXhosa: Gcukuma. Description and diagnostic features . It is a succulent smooth leafed sprawling plant that mostly grows on sandy soils. The outer edges of the leaves have a red tinge. The flowers are yellow. …

Carpobrotus edulis, also known as sour fig or Cape fig, is a succulent groundcover ideal for low-maintenance and water-wise gardens. It produces edible fruits and is a useful first-aid plant for …