Carpobrotus virescens (Haw.) Schwantes
Coastal Pigface
Gartenflora 77:69 (1928)
Conservation Code:
Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status:
Current
Brief Description
Grazyna Paczkowska,
Tuesday 24 October 1995
Prostrate, succulent perennial, herb, 0.1-0.3 m high, 0.5-3 m wide. Fl. purple-pink/white, Jun to Dec or Jan. White, grey or brown sand. Coastal limestone cliffs & dunes.
Distribution
Beard’s Provinces: Eremaean Province, South-West Province.
IBRA Regions: Carnarvon, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Hampton, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions: Cape Range, Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Hampton, Lesueur Sandplain, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions: Abrolhos Islands, Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Albany, Augusta-Margaret River, Busselton, Capel, Cockburn, Coorow, Dandaragan, Dundas, Esperance, Exmouth, Gingin, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Jerramungup, Joondalup, Mandurah, Manjimup, Murray, Northampton, Rockingham, Wanneroo.
