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Calandrinia ciliata (Ruiz & Pav.) Dc.

Fringed redmaids (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Montiaceae > Calandrinia

Characteristics

Stems prostrate to ascending, spreading, 3-40 cm. Leaf blades linear to oblanceolate, 1-10 cm, glabrous or with elongate, 1-cellular hairs. Flowers: sepals 2.5-8 mm; petals 4-15 mm; stamens 3-15; pedicel ± straight in fruit, 0.4-2.5 cm. Capsules usually not exceeding calyx by 3+ mm. Seeds 10-20, 1-2.5 mm wide, finely reticulate at 30×. 2n = 24.
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A succulent annual herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It usually lies along the ground. It grows 30 cm high and 50 cm wide. The stems can be 25 cm long. They are low and branching. The leaves are greyish-green and hairy. The flowers are purple fading to white. They are at the ends of branches. The seeds are black.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.33
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.28
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It grows in tropical and subtropical places. It does best in a light, moist, rich soil. It needs a protected sunny position. It is drought and frost tender. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 3,500 m above sea level. Tasmania Herbarium.
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Open grassy places, disturbed areas and cultivated fields, mainly in grassland, at elevations below 1,800 metres. Open banks or fields, often on limestone or in sand, sometimes in Alnus forest, often abundant in cultivated fields.
Open grassy places, disturbed areas and cultivated fields, mainly in grassland, at elevations below 1,800 metres. Open banks or fields, often on limestone or in sand, sometimes in Alnus forest, often abundant in cultivated fields.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 4-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

The leaves are used as a potherb.
Uses food potherb
Edible leaves seeds shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can be grown from seed or by cuttings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Calandrinia ciliata leaf picture by Monika Kopp (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Calandrinia ciliata flower picture by M Keller (cc-by-sa)
Calandrinia ciliata flower picture by M Keller (cc-by-sa)
Calandrinia ciliata flower picture by Monika Kopp (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Calandrinia ciliata world distribution map, present in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Guatemala, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, El Salvador, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:698357-1
WFO ID wfo-0000578868
COL ID PF34
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Calandrinia arizonica Calandrinia axilliflora Calandrinia bonariensis Calandrinia ciliata Calandrinia elegans Calandrinia feltonii Calandrinia menziesii Calandrinia micrantha Calandrinia phacosperma Calandrinia pulchella Calandrinia speciosa Calandrinia stenophylla Calyptridium depressum Claytonia caulescens Claytonia menziesii Claytonia peruviana Claytonia speciosa Talinum caulescens Phacosperma peruviana Talinum menziesii Talinum ciliatum Calandrinia caulescens Calandrinia caulescens Calandrinia muricata Claytonia axilliflora Cosmia caulescens Cosmia montana Calandrinia axilliflora var. foliosa Calandrinia axilliflora var. minor Calandrinia caulescens var. menziesii Calandrinia caulescens subsp. menziesii Calandrinia ciliata var. menziesii Calandrinia menziesii var. alba Claytonia alba var. caulescens Claytonia ciliata
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