The bright, bold and eye-catching centre of a native angular pigface flower.
Carpobrotus glaucescens is a prostrate, creeping succulent that has long trailing stems. It has thick, fleshy, smooth leaves up to 10 cm in length which are triangular in cross section.
The flowers are initially daisy-like in appearance, 5 cm in diameter. There can be up to 300 stamens and ten styles.
This species is found growing naturally in coastal areas on sand dunes along the New South Wales and Queensland coast.
The fruit tastes similar to salty apples. The fleshy leaves may also be eaten, either raw or cooked and the juice of the leaves can be used to relieve burnt skin or to soothe stings.
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