AIZOACEAE (FICOIDEAE)

Roundleaf Pigface

 

ground cover 

Purple to pink with long, narrow petals, solitary, 3cm in diameter. 

Capsule 

Prostrate, spreading plant, with succulent leaves which are circular or triangular in cross-section and stems up to 2m long. 

Break O'Day; Burnie; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; King Island; Latrobe; Sorell; West Coast 

 

Saline flats, saltmarshes and coastal areas in rocky spray zones. 

 

Tender 

 

Propagated from seed, cuttings or by division. Low maintenance plant which can form extensive mats if planted at 30cm intervals. Grows in sunny frost-free situations, and is tolerant of salt spray. Requires good drainage. Leaves are juicy and edible, can be used in salads. Good for soil stabilisation. This species appears similar to Carpobrotus rossii but the fruits are different; Disphyma crassifolium ssp. clavellatum fruit is hard and dry when mature, and Carpobrotus rossii fruit remains fleshy when mature. Suitable below powerlines. 

Fruits are fleshy red capsules which become hard and dry when mature. Seeds become red-brown, and the capsules dry and open on the plant. Seed released within 3-14 days of seed maturity. If tiny, red-brown seeds are released when the capsule is squeezed, the capsule is mature. 

Fermentation 

 

 

Remove fleshy fruit before sowing. Soak capsules in warm water for a few days. 

 

 

 

 

Yes 

Easily grown from cuttings.