Pigface at Eden, NSW
Identification history
| Carpobrotus glaucescens | 21 Jun 2017 | BettyDonWood | ||
| Oxalis pes-caprae | 21 Jun 2017 | DebLewis |
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I think it is oxalis but not sure sub sp
4 comments
BettyDonWood
wrote:
22 Jun 2017
It might be Disphyma crassifolia, which I am not sure occurs in the area anyway. I cannot get a good blow up of the leaves to look at the shape, or the flower to look at the bases of the 'petals'.
Oxalis leaves are always thin and three- lobed,
Oxalis leaves are always thin and three- lobed,
JackieMiles
wrote:
22 Jun 2017
Yeah, Oxalis is a long way wide of the mark- have a look at the photos on the ID page under other wildflowers! Definitely Carpobrotus not Disphyma (latter is on cliffs and saltmarsh edges eg old racecourse on Panboola, Carpobrotus usually on beaches). The species of Carpobrotus is less certain, as there is an exotic one with pink flowers which might be planted during dune reveg efforts, but as your flower is relatively pale, not bright purple, I'd say this is the native glaucescens.
JackieMiles
wrote:
22 Jun 2017
Yeah, Oxalis is a long way wide of the mark- have a look at the photos on the ID page under other wildflowers! Definitely Carpobrotus not Disphyma (latter is on cliffs and saltmarsh edges eg old racecourse on Panboola, Carpobrotus usually on beaches). The species of Carpobrotus is less certain, as there is an exotic one with pink flowers which might be planted during dune reveg efforts, but as your flower is relatively pale, not bright purple, I'd say this is the native glaucescens.
DebLewis
wrote:
22 Jun 2017
Yes - sorry i put the wrong second photo ... i will go back next week & follow the guidance you gave yesterday
Location information
- Coordinates 149.910550-37.058927
- Places Eden, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 5 Jun 2017 01:48 PM Recorded on
- DebLewis Recorded by
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Plants Cacti & Succulents DebLewis South Coast NatureMapr
Additional information
- 10 to 15mm Flower dimension
- Less than 10cm Plant height
Species information
- Carpobrotus glaucescens Scientific name
- Pigface Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 63m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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In flower
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