Carrion flower control option
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Carrion flower

Orbea variegata

Weed profile

  • Perennial
  • Cactus/Succulent
  • Habitat: native vegetation, rangelands

Impact

Invades native shrublands, unpalatable to livestock.

Description

  • Prostrate succulent with fleshy leafless stems.
  • Large, foul smelling, starfish-shaped flowers mottled dull purple and yellow.
  • 5 leathery petals.
  • Seeds wind-dispersed from large pods.

Control options

Legal requirements in each region

To find out which landscape region you're in visit the NatureMaps website.

Alinytjara Wiluṟara

Eyre Peninsula

Green Adelaide

Hills and Fleurieu

Kangaroo Island

Limestone Coast

Murraylands and Riverland

Northern and Yorke

South Australian Arid Lands

Page Last Reviewed: 06 Sep 2021
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