Carpobrotus rossii

Taxobox
name = "Karkalla"


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

Karkalla, "Carpobrotus rossii", is a succulent coastal groundcover native to southern Australia.

Karkalla leaves are succulent 3.5-10 cm long and 1 cm wide, curved or rarely straight. Flowers are light purple in color, and 6 cm wide. The globular purplish red fruit is about 2.5 cm long and 1.5 cm wide. [ Elliot,W.R., Jones, D.L., "Enclyclopaedia of ASustralian Plants", Vol. 2, 1982 ISBN 0-85091-143-5 ]

Uses

Aboriginal people eat the fruit traditionally, fresh and dried. The salty leaves were also reported to have been eaten with meat.

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