Flowers. Photo: Don Wood, Carnarvon Station Bush Heritage Reserve via Augathella, Qld

Flowers and leaves. Photo: Don Wood, Carnarvon Station Bush Heritage Reserve via Augathella, Qld

Common Name

Hogweed

Family

Aizoaceae

Notes

Annual or perennial forb to 60cm tall or prostrate. Stems rather succulent. Leaves opposite each other, 0.8-5cm long, 15-25mm wide, flat, hairless. Flowers with 5 white to pink or purple 'petals', clustered at the bases of the leaves.

Description and photo (as Zaleya galericulata) in G.M. Cunningham, WE Mulham, PL Milthorpe and J H Leigh (1981 and later printings) Plants of Western New South Wales page 297

PlantNET description:  http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Zaleya~galericulata

FloraBase photos:  http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/photo/29095