Scientific Name: Calandrinia calyptrata

Common Name: pink purslane

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Portulacaceae

Form Description: Small annual herb with slender tap root, branched from the base.

Flowers: Small white or pink terminal flowers in loose groups on stalks up to 15 cm long.

Fruit: Woody capsule

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonBurnieCentral HighlandsClarenceDerwent ValleyDorsetFlindersGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsTasman
Plant Communities
Coastal Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Common, especially on granite rocks of the east coast.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed, Rocky, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained

Propagation Calendar

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  • Seed Collecting Month
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  • Sowing Month
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  • Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed may be difficult to collect as it is quickly dropped when mature.

Seed Treatment Method

Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.

Germination Time

3-5 weeks