Scientific Name: Calandrinia granulifera

Common Name: pygmy purslane

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Portulacaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Annual herb which branches from the base, with very fleshy egg or club-shaped leaves, 5cm long.

Height (m): 0.01 – 0.03

Flowers: Flower heads are dense, and contain few small flowers with white or pink petals.

Fruit: Capsule – egg-shaped or almost spherical, opens by 3 valves, and contains black, shining seeds.