Scientific Name

Carpobrotus gaucescens

Family

Aizoaceae

Description

This succulent prostrate creeper has thick fleshy leaves 4-8cm long, 8-17 mm wide and triangular in cross-section.

The leaves range from bright green to green with tinges of red along the edges and are opposite.

The plant’s flowers, which are white at the base, range from pink to purple and contain numerous petals.

The flowers bloom mostly between March and August.

In February, the plant produces red, succulent fruit with two horns.

Pigface can be established by using seed or cuttings.

It is not commonly found within the central saltmarsh, but more likely on the edge of saltmarsh on sandy substrates.

The plant is useful for sandy foredune stabilisation.

Distribution

Pigface is found in south-east Queensland.

Flowering Period

Distribution

Features