Scientific Name: Calandrinia eremaea

Common Name: small purslane

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Portulacaceae

Form Description: Decumbent to erect annual herb; stems to 20 cm long.

Flowers: Inflorescence a loose terminal raceme. Flower petals white or pale pink.

Fruit: Capsule – 4mm long, narrow, 3-valved. Seeds red-brown to black with a metallic lustre when fully mature.

Municipality
No data available for this species
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

Known only from the catchment of the Derwent River from 200–400 m altitude on dolerite or basalt rocks.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method

Seed Information