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Calandrinia eremaea (Calandrinia eremaea)

Description

Annual forb,prostrate,flowering stems to 20cm tall. Succulent leaves,basal and alternating along the stems. Leaves stem clasping,1-5.5cm long,2-8mm wide,almost cylindrical,hairless. Flowers pink,white or purple,with 5 petals,borne singly at the tops of the flowering stems and on stalks arising from the flowering stems. Differs from Calandrinia calyptrata in that the petals are 3-7mm long,2-4mm wide.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Montiaceae

              • Genus: Calandrinia