Biology:Calandrinia breweri
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Montiaceae |
| Genus: | Calandrinia |
| Species: | C. breweri
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| Calandrinia breweri S.Wats.
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Calandrinia breweri is a species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae known by the common name Brewer's redmaids.[2]
It is native to the coastal mountains and canyons of California and Baja California, where it grows in several types of habitat, including recently burned and otherwise disturbed areas.[3]
Description
Calandrinia breweri is an annual herb producing thick, hairless stems up to 45 centimeters long which may grow upright or sprawl along the ground. The thick leaves are oval to spoon-shaped and up to 8 centimeters long. Flowers bloom March to May.[4]
The inflorescence is a raceme of bright red to pink flowers, each on a long pedicel. Each flower has generally five petals which are under half a centimeter long.
The fruit is a capsule containing 10 to 15 seeds which are finely bumpy under magnification.
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer - Calandrinia breweri". NatureServe. 2022-05-30. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136835.
- ↑ "Calandrinia breweri". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CABR3. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Calandrinia breweri in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242415712.
- ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CABR3.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Calandrinia breweri
- Flora of North America
- Calandrinia breweri — U.C. Photo gallery
Wikidata ☰ Q5018521 entry
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