Pigface
Carpobrotus rossii
Fleshy succulent ground-running plant with triangular-shaped leaves. Numerous glossy narrow bright pink flowers on tall stems.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Flora Type | Herbs |
| Other Common Names | Karkalla |
| Distinctive Features | Edible fleshy green or reddish cylindrical fruits to 2.5 cm long. |
| Biology | Perennial. Sandy soils on coasts and inland. Very sensitive to stock grazing. In the 1840's Edward Curr describes plains from Campaspe to Mount Hope in Vic as a bed of ripe fruit but soon after he considered pigface almost extinct in that region due to the trampling of sheep and cattle. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Sep-Mar |