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Carnet de voyage en Australie :
Darwin - Sydney en 40 jours et 10.000 km
Flore australienne rencontrée
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Australia travel and guide book: Darwin to Sydney in 40 days and 10,000 km
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Carpobrotus rossii (nom français indéterminé, figuier)
5 espèces australiennes se ressemblent : C.aequilaterus, C.glaucescens, C.rossii, C.modestus, C.virescens
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- Nom local : Karkalla or Pig Face
- Classification (Famille - Genre espèce) : Aizoceae - Carpobrotus rossii
- Description : Référence The unique Fora of Tasmania
Robust fleshy perennial plant with prostrate stems up to 1 m long.
Leaves triangular in section, opposite bases stem-clasping, tips pointed. These act as water storage organs enabling the plant to survive hot dry summers on coastal cliffs and sand.
Flowers light purple 4-6 cm diameter, solitary on ends of short lateral branches, with a fleshy calyx and many shining narrow strap-shaped petals about 2 cm long in several rows. Stamens many, filaments white.
Fruit fleshy, fig-like, yellowish when ripe, seeds small. Edible.
Flowering spring and summer. Widespread, common in coastal areas on rocky headlands and sand dunes.
- Sites internet :
http://nature.jardin.free.fr/succulente/ft_carpobrotus_ac.html
http://www.apstas.com/carpobrotus.htm ( )
- Lieu : Adelaide west beach - Admiral's arch - Seal bay
- Remarque : endémique australienne
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