Carpobrotus glaucescens

Taxobox
name = "Carpobrotus glaucescens"


image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Aizoaceae
genus = "Carpobrotus"
species = "C. glaucescens"
binomial = "Carpobrotus glaucescens"
binomial_authority = (Haw.) Schwantes

Pigface, or "Carpobrotus glaucescens", is a succulent coastal groundcover native to eastern Australia.

Succulent leaves are 3.5–10 cm long and 9–15 mm wide, straight or slightly curved. Flowers are 3.2-6 cm wide, and light purple. The fruit is 2–3 cm long, 1.6–2.4 cm wide, red to purple. [ PalntNET, "Carpobrotus glaucescens" [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Carpobrotus~glaucescens] ]

Uses

The fruit pulp is edible, with a flavor like salty strawberry or kiwifruit. The skin is discarded.

Leaves are also edible cooked, and can be used as a preserved pickles.

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