Aizoaceae
Sea fig
Carpobrotus chilensis
- Family
- Aizoaceae
- Genus
- Carpobrotus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 海无花果, 海無花果
- English
- Sea fig, Ice plant
Synonyms
- Mesembryanthemum aequilaterale var. chiloense Haw. ex Salm-Dyck
- Mesembryanthemum chilense Molina
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Alex Lomas, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Sea fig: [lots]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Carpobrotus_chilensis_%286062144175%29.jpg/500px-Carpobrotus_chilensis_%286062144175%29.jpg)
Photo: Alex Lomas, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nom. rev., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nom. rev., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nom. rev., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nom. rev., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nom. rev., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
![Sea fig: [lots]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Carpobrotus_chilensis_%286062144175%29.jpg/1280px-Carpobrotus_chilensis_%286062144175%29.jpg)
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.