Carpobrotus modestus

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Aizoaceae/Carpobrotus

At a glance

Occurrence records1 866

Data sources5

Biological traits30

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

Databases and archives Carpobrotus modestus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 866 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources30 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 866 records

01Narrative

Carpobrotus modestus, commonly known as inland pigface, is a succulent perennial of the family Aizoaceae, native to the coasts of Australia. It produces purple flowers which mature into fruits and is mainly used as a groundcover succulent or as a drought tolerant plant.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology9

Fruit length17.5 mm

Leaf length52.5 mm

Leaf mass per area554 g/m2

Leaf width6 mm

Plant height0.3 m

Plant height max0.5 m

Plant height min0.06 m

Seed length1.15 mm

Seed mass0.14 mg

Life cycle & reproduction8

Dispersal typeanimal

Flowering timennnnyyyyyynn

Life formsucculent subshrub

Life spanperennial

Lifespan years6 years

Pollination syndromeinsect

Resprouting capacityfire_killed

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formherb

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeelliptical

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayCAM

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 866 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 636

Museum / vouchered229

Cultivated / captive1

Origin

Native603

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO4 216 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy88% within 1 km

≤100 m 852≤1 km 487≤10 km 175>10 km 9

1 523 georeferenced · 113 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 636

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy47% within 1 km

≤100 m 82≤1 km 19≤10 km 83>10 km 31

215 georeferenced · 14 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence229

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤1 km 1

1 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living1

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions6 of 8 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Adelaide, AU	59
Kensington, AU	51
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	45
Brisbane, AU	22
Canberra, AU	9
Mount Annan, AU	5
BGPAlocation not on record	2
Palmerston, AU	1

8 institutions · 194 of 229 vouchered records shown · 35 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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Carpobrotus modestus

At a glance

Sources5 archives

Size & morphology9

Life cycle & reproduction8

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment9

Physiology & chemistry2

Other traits1

Record type1 866 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions6 of 8 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Record type1 866 records