Carpobrotus modestus

Botanical Description

Carpobrotus modestus is an evergreen, low-growing, suculent, perennial plant with stems up to 35cm long. The plant forms a dense carpet of growth around 20cm tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It can be used to stabilize sandy soils near the sea.