Inland Pigface (Carpobrotus Modestus) Flowers With Purple (Fuchsia) Colour : (Pix Sanjiv Shukla). Inland Pigface (Carpobrotus Modestus) Is A Succulent Perennial Of The Family Aizoaceae, Native To Australia. It Produces Purple Flowers (With Fairly Narrower Petals) Which Mature Into Fruits And Is Mainly Used As A Groundcover Succulent Or As A Drought Tolerant Plant. It Is Situated In Heath, Shrubland, And Woodland Areas With Clayey-Sand. The Plant Has Thick Fleshy Leaves That Are Curved In A Triangular Shape Towards The Tip. Flowers Are Open-Petalled Once They Bloom Outwards In A Linear Direction. Species Contain Both Male And Female Reproductive Organs (Hermaphrodite).

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