Gunniopsis kochii

Gunniopsis kochii, commonly known as the Koch's pigface, is a succulent plant in the iceplant family, Aizoaceae.

[1] The sparsely branching annual herb covered in papillose typically grows to a height of 20 centimetres (8 in).

It blooms between September and October producing solitary purple and pink flowers.

[1] The species was first formally described as Aizoon kochii by the botanist R.Wagner in 1904 in his work Annalen des K. K. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums.

It was subsequently reclassified by Robert Chinnock in 1983 in the article The Australian genus Gunniopsis Pax (Aizoaceae) in the Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.