Carpobrotus aequilaterus

Angled Pigface at Isaacs, ACT

Carpobrotus aequilaterus at Isaacs, ACT - 13 Jan 2018
Carpobrotus aequilaterus at Isaacs, ACT - 13 Jan 2018
Carpobrotus aequilaterus at Isaacs, ACT - 13 Jan 2018
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Carpobrotus aequilateralis 13 Jan 2018 BettyDonWood
Carpobrotus aequilateralis 12 Jan 2018 BettyDonWood
Unidentified 12 Jan 2018 Mike

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Additional photos with background 5mm grid.

4 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   12 Jan 2018
the leaves are wrong for Aptenia. I think we need a succulent fancier on this. There are lots it might be.
Mike wrote:
   12 Jan 2018
Leaves opposite, 4-5cm long, triangular cross section with stem-side face concave. Petals same colour top and bottom. I would say Carpobrotus species which come from South Africa, Australia and South America.
Mike wrote:
   12 Jan 2018
Garden waste. There is a garden of it nearby. Why do people dump their rubbish in the reserves ? Plant has been removed.
BettyDonWood wrote:
   12 Jan 2018
Plantnet states that Carpobrotus aequilateralis ‘petals’ shade to paler towards the base. Vicflora states that they often do this, but do not have to, and the photos in Vicflora show unshaded ‘petals’.
Could you add a better photo of a bit of stem with some leaves?

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