tropical or subtropical fruit producing plant pigface plant Carpobrotus, commonly known as pigface, ice plant, and Hottentot plant, is a genus of ground-creeping plants with succulent leaves and large daisy-like flowers. The name refers to the edible fruits. The genus includes some 12 to 20 accepted species. Most are South African, endemics, but there are at least four Australian species and one South American. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpobrotus carpobrotus fig-marigold hottentot fig hottentot plant ice plant requires discussion