The Almond flower is named for its distinctively strong almond scent. It is a low, spreading and creeping plant which can reach over a metre long. Leaves are long and almond shaped and lie flat on the ground. The striking white flowers with six petals appear from November to January and ripen to dark red fruit. Likes rock crevices, fern beds, found on mountain slopes, coastal cliffs and very often the edge of stone runs.
Native and widespread across the Falkland Islands. Found on East and West Falkland and also present on South America in Fuegia and Andean Patagonia. |
