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Calandrinia granulifera

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Calandrinia granulifera is an annual herb[3] in the family Montiaceae, and is native to New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia, South Australia, and Victoria.[1][4][5]

Description

It is a succulent, erect to decumbent herb, flowering from September to November with white-pink flowers. It grows on sandy and gravelly soils on granite outcrops and slopes.[3] The flowers are on pedicels (stems) which are 0.5–2 mm long and erect when in fruit. The bracts are alternate. The sepals are deciduous and 1.5–3 mm long. There are 5-7 petals, 5-10 stamens and 3 stigmas. The black capsule is almost spherical with three short valves which open at the apex only. The numerous, red-brown, shiny seeds are about 0.5 mm long and 0.4 mm wide.[6] For an illustration of the colliculate seeds, see PlantNet.

Taxonomy

Calandrinia granulifera was first described by George Bentham in 1863.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d APNI Calandrinia granulifera Benth. Australian Plant Name Index
  2. ^ a b Bentham, G. (1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 176
  3. ^ a b "Calandrinia granulifera". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  4. ^ Australasian Virtual Herbarium - Occurrence data for Calandrinia granulifera
  5. ^ Govaerts, R. et al. (2018) Plants of the world online: Calandrinia granulifera. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  6. ^ SAFlora: Calandrinia granulifera. State Herbarium of South Australia, Government of South Australia.

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Calandrinia granulifera: Brief Summary

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Calandrinia granulifera is an annual herb in the family Montiaceae, and is native to New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia, South Australia, and Victoria.

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