Sarcozona praecox

(F. Muell.) S. T. Blake ex H. Eichler

Sarcozona, Indian pigface

Aizoaceae Edible: Fruit, Flowers 169 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Sarcozona praecox, commonly known as sarcozona, is species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a small erect to low-lying, succulent shrub with leaves that are triangular in cross-section and arranged in opposite pairs, and daisy-like flowers with twenty to eighty pink, petal-like staminodes and 20 to 150 stamens.

Description

An erect, succulent shrub. It grows 10-30 cm high. The flowers are pink and white.

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Edible Uses

The flowers and white flesh of the fruit are mixed with other foods and served in salads.

Traditional Uses

The flowers and white flesh of the fruit are mixed with other foods in salads.

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Distribution

It grows on sandy loams, salt lakes and granite rocks. It grows in subtropical and warm temperate places.

Where It Grows

Australia*,

Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum praecox

References (7)

Bodkin, F., 1991, Encyclopedia Botanica. Cornstalk publishing, p 910
Cribb, A.B. & J.W., 1976, Wild Food in Australia, Fontana. p 73
Flora of Australia, Volume 4, Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra (1984) p 28
Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 211
Low, T., 1991, Wild Food Plants of Australia. Australian Nature FieldGuide, Angus & Robertson. p 30

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Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Catalogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 135
Williams A. & Sides, T., 2008, Wiradjuri Plant Use in the Murrumbidgee Catchment. Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority. Wagga Wagga, p 84