Carpobrotus virescens (Haw.) Schwantes

Growth Habit

Carpobrotus virescens is a prostrate plant with stems that can reach up to 1.5 metres (5 ft) in length.

Leaf Characteristics

Its green leaves measure 3.5 to 9 centimetres (1½–3½ in) long and 9 to 17 millimetres wide.

Flower Dimensions

The flowers are 4 to 6 centimetres in diameter, borne on a pedicel 5 to 15 millimetres long.

Flower Reproductive Parts

Each flower contains 250 to 300 stamens, surrounded by petal-like staminodes that are mostly purple, with white coloring at the base.

Endemic Range Habitat

This species is endemic to Western Australia, where it grows on coastal limestone cliffs and dunes.

Geographic Distribution

Its range extends west and north from the western edge of the Great Australian Bight almost to Shark Bay, with an additional outlying recorded population at North West Cape.