Key Identification Features
- Its fruits have features that are unusual for the Aizoaceae family: they are four-winged, single-seeded, and indehiscent.
- Many of its leaves have a hooked shape at their tip; this distinct hook forms because the opposite leaf presses against it when the leaf pair first emerges.
- This species of Carpobrotus has distinctively slender leaves that measure 40–80 mm by 5–6 mm, which are incurved and glaucous-green.
For instant identification in the field, use the iNature app — AI-powered, works offline.
