Carpobrotus rossii | |
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Flower, Cape Raoul, Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Genus: | Carpobrotus |
Species: | C. rossii
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Binomial name | |
Carpobrotus rossii |
Carpobrotus rossii is a succulent coastal groundcover plant native to southern Australia. It is known by various common names, including karkalla, pig face, sea fig[1] and beach bananas.[2]
C.rossii can be confused with rounded noon-flower Disphyma crassifolium subsp. clavellatum, which has also been erroneously called "karkalla" and "beach bananas" in the Australian native food trade.[3]