''Carpanthea'', called vetkousie, is a genus of flowering plants in the iceplant family

Aizoaceae The Aizoaceae, or fig-marigold family, is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1800 species. They are commonly known as ice plants or carpet weeds. They are often called vygies in South Africa and New ...

, native to the southwest of the

Cape Province The Province of the Cape of Good Hope ( af, Provinsie Kaap die Goeie Hoop), commonly referred to as the Cape Province ( af, Kaapprovinsie) and colloquially as The Cape ( af, Die Kaap), was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequen ...

of South Africa. Low-lying succulent annuals, their flowers and fruit are edible.

Species

Currently accepted species include: *'' Carpanthea calendulacea'' (Haw.) L.Bolus *'' Carpanthea pomeridiana'' (L.) N.E.Br.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15709643 Aizoaceae Aizoaceae genera Taxa named by N. E. Brown