noon-flower

See also: noonflower

English

Noun

noon-flower (plural noon-flowers)

1. Disphyma crassifolium subsp. clavellatum
   • 1891 December 19, The Argus, page 4, column 2:

     The thick-leaved noon-flower that swings from chalk cliffs and creek banks in the auriferous country is a delectable salad.

   • 1973, Gordon Ross Cochrane, Flowers and Plants of Victoria, page 182:

     […] australe, Rounded Noon-flower (or Rounded Pigface), are clearly shown in Pl. 175. […] Noonflowers grow well in rockeries, especially close to the sea

   • 1995, Roger Spencer, Horticultural Flora of South-Eastern Australia: Flowering Plants, page 186:

     The superficially similar mostly coastal native Disphyma crassifolia (L.) L. Bolus, Rounded Noon Flower, differs in having a dehiscent capsular fruit.

   • 2021, Catherine Clowes, Rachel Gyan, Plantastic!: A to Z of Australian Plants, page 34:

     Species name: Disphyma crassifolium subspecies clavellatum Noon-flower is an Australian native plant that is succulent. A. Pretty much every part of Noon-flower is edible.