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Carpobrotus modestus S.T.Blake
Inland Pigface

Reference
Contr.Queensland Herb. 7:30-32 (1969)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Prostrate, succulent perennial, herb, 0.06-0.5 m high, to 1 m wide. Fl. pink/purple-blue, Aug to Nov. White or grey sand, clay.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 24 October 1995
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Mardabilla, Merredin, Perth, Recherche, Tallering, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Brookton, Carnamah, Coorow, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Irwin, Jerramungup, Kent, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Morawa, Northampton, Nungarin, Perenjori, Ravensthorpe, Wagin, Waroona, Wickepin.