Carpobrotus virescens — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Aizoaceae/Carpobrotus

At a glance

Occurrence records191

Data sources5

Biological traits22

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility191 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources22 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF191 records

01Narrative

Carpobrotus virescens, commonly known as coastal pigface, is a prostrate coastal succulent shrub of the family Aizoaceae native to Western Australia. The Noongar peoples know the plant as Kolbogo or Metjarak.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsGIFTTRY

Size & morphology5

Leaf length62.5 mm

Leaf width13 mm

Plant height0.3 m

Plant height max0.3 m

Plant height min0.1 m

Life cycle & reproduction6

Dispersal typeanimal

Flowering timeynnnnyyyyyyy

Life formsucculent subshrub

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formherb

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3-CAM

⚠ sources differ — TRY: C3-CAM · AusTraits: c3

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type191 records

Wild obs. + sensor127

Museum / vouchered64

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO584 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 accuracy91% within 1 km

≤100 m 75≤1 km 21≤10 km 7>10 km 3

106 georeferenced · 21 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor127

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 accuracy39% within 1 km

≤100 m 17≤1 km 5≤10 km 23>10 km 12

57 georeferenced · 7 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence64

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 institutions4 of 7 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Kensington, AU	38
Brisbane, AU	11
Canberra, AU	7
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	4
Wlocation not on record	2
Adelaide, AU	1
BGPAlocation not on record	1

7 institutions · 64 of 64 vouchered records shown