Disphyma crassifolium
Synonym: Mesembryanthemum crassifolium.
English: Round-leaved pigface; New Zealand iceplant; Purple dewplant
Genus: 1 species.
Region: South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Botany: annual, succulent shrubs, prostrate, to 30 centimetres high; leaves are round in cross-section; flowers pink, purple, violet; saline areas, coastal dunes, samphire flats, tolerates a range of soils including sand, loam and clay.