Carrion flower
Orbea variegataWeed 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.