Carpobrotus chilensis (Molina) N.E.Br.

Stems to 2 m; gray fracturing bark with mahogany, shiny surface beneath. Leaves glaucous; blade rounded-triangular in cross section, widest distal to middle, 4-7 × 0.5-1.2 cm, outer angle smooth. Inflorescences: pedicel 10-50 mm. Flowers 3-5 cm diam.; calyx lobes slightly triangular in cross section, 10-20 mm, outer angle smooth; petals 100-140, rose-magenta, 2-3-seriate, 10-25 mm; stamens 100-250, white, 3-4-seriate, 4-7 mm, papillate proximally; anthers yellow; stigmas 2-3 mm, shorter than stamens, papillate adaxially. Fruits green to yellowish, oval to subglobose, 17-20 mm; receptacle tapering to pedicel. Seeds 200-350.

Coastal dunes and bluffs, margins of estuaries, along roadsides; at elevations from sea level to 100 metres in southwest N. America.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.