This succulent ground creeper is common throughout Australia. It often grows around moist areas and water catchments, particularly in the Central Arid regions. The plant can spread up to a metre in diameter, with ground running stems that simply lie on the surface of the ground and radiate in all directions. Although basically bluish-green, the plant is also tinged with red coloured stems. Often the young fleshy leaves are reddish as well. The small fruit or seed pods contain masses of minute black seeds. When the plant begins to dry out, the pods open up and release the tiny . . .