Noongar Name: Murin Murin
Wongutha Name: Munyun
Ngalia Name: Mulkakutjal
Botanical Name: Caprobrotum modestus
Common Name: Inland Pigface
Appearance
Grows low, barely reaching half a metre in height, but can spread to 3 metres wide. It’s a great ground cover or border plant. blossoms in the Spring and Summer with brilliant fuchsia petals and cheerful yellow centres.
Following pollination, the fruits remain when individual flowers die off, their red-pink hue making them easy to spot amongst the green succulent leaves.
Distribution
Carnamah, Coorow, Cranbrook, Dundas, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Jerramungup, Kent, Kondinin, Lake Grace, Manjimup, Morawa, Northampton, Nungarin, Ravensthorpe, Wagin, Waroona.
Uses
Leaves are reported to have a slightly salty taste and can be eaten raw or cooked, like a vegetable, as well as used like aloe vera to remedy stings, burns and skin irritations. Leaves extracts have been shown to possess significant antioxidant, antiplatelet and anti-inflammatory activity.
Sources
https://tuckerbush.com.au/karkalla-carpobrotus-virescens-bain/
https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/2796
Vivienne Hansen and John Horsefall 2019, Noongar Bush Tucker – Bush food plants and fungi of the south-west of Western Australia UWAP - UWA Publishing
Image courtesy of Lazaregagnidze
