Calandrinia acaulis Kunth

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Montiaceae > Calandrinia

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are very long and narrow. The flowers are white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.18
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. In Argentina it grows between 2,500-4,900 m above sea level.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

Uses -
Edible flowers leaves roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Calandrinia acaulis habit picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Calandrinia acaulis habit picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Calandrinia acaulis habit picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Calandrinia acaulis leaf picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Calandrinia acaulis leaf picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Calandrinia acaulis leaf picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Calandrinia acaulis flower picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Calandrinia acaulis flower picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Calandrinia acaulis flower picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Calandrinia acaulis world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:698305-1
WFO ID wfo-0000578793
COL ID 5X6BC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Calandrinia megarhiza Calandrinia saltensis Claytonia acaulis Lewisia megarhiza Oreobroma mexicanum Oreobroma megarhizum Oreobroma acaule Claytonia megarhiza Cosmia prostrata Claytonia humboldtiana Calandrinia acaulis var. acaulis Calandrinia acaulis