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infestation (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)

habit in fruit (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)

thick, fleshy, stems and leaves (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)

close-up of immature and mature fruit (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)

Psilocaulon granulicaule

Scientific Name

Psilocaulon granulicaule (Haw.) Schwantes

Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum granulicaule Haw.
Mesembryanthemum tenue Haw.
Psilocaulon tenue (Haw.) Schwantes (misapplied)

Family

Aizoaceae

Common Names

match-head plant, matchhead plant, noon-flower, wiry noon flower, wiry noon-flower, wiry noonflower

Origin

Native to southern Africa (i.e. South Africa).

Naturalised Distribution

widely naturalised in southern Australia (i.e. in western New South Wales, north-western Victoria and many parts of South Australia). Possibly also naturalised in Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Notes

Wiry noon-flower (Psilocaulon granulicaule) is regarded as a minor environmental weed or potential environmental weed in Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia.