Calandrinia compressa Schrad. ex Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Montiaceae > Calandrinia

Characteristics

Taprooted annual herb. Stems 1-many, suberect or ascending, glabrous, often reddish, 10-40 cm tall. Rosette lvs linear-obovate, obtuse, ciliate, 30-50-(100) × 1.5-2-(5) mm, tapering gradually to subsheathing base; stem lvs similar, the uppermost becoming sessile, acute. Infl. terminal, racemose; bracts leaflike; pedicels erect, sparsely hairy, 3-15 mm long. Sepals broadly triangular, acute, keeled at apex, truncate to hastate and connate at base, ciliate and hairy near base, (4)-6-8-(10) × (4)-6-8-(10) mm. Petals 5, purple, 7-10 mm long. Stamens (5)-10; anthers yellow; filaments magenta. Stigmas 3, purple. Capsule ovoid, c. = sepals, dehiscing by 3 valves. Seeds ovoid-flattened, black, smooth, shiny, 1-1.5 mm long.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.4
Root system tap-root
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Germination duration (days) 7 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
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Distribution

Calandrinia compressa world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile, and New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:698365-1
WFO ID wfo-0000578876
COL ID 696B2
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Synonyms

Calandrinia compressa Calandrinia gaudichaudii Claytonia compressa Claytonia gaudichaudii

Lower taxons

Calandrinia compressa var. macilenta