Biology:Calandrinia granulifera
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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. granulifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Calandrinia granulifera | |
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Claytonia granulifera (Benth.) F.Muell. | |
Calandrinia granulifera is an annual herb[3] in the family Montiaceae, and is native to New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia, South Australia, and Victoria.[1][4][5]
Description
It is a succulent, erect to decumbent herb, flowering from September to November with white-pink flowers. It grows on sandy and gravelly soils on granite outcrops and slopes.[3] The flowers are on pedicels (stems) which are 0.5–2 mm long and erect when in fruit. The bracts are alternate. The sepals are deciduous and 1.5–3 mm long. There are 5-7 petals, 5-10 stamens and 3 stigmas. The black capsule is almost spherical with three short valves which open at the apex only. The numerous, red-brown, shiny seeds are about 0.5 mm long and 0.4 mm wide.[6] For an illustration of the colliculate seeds, see PlantNet.
Taxonomy
Calandrinia granulifera was first described by George Bentham in 1863.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 APNI Calandrinia granulifera Benth. Australian Plant Name Index
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bentham, G. (1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 176
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Calandrinia granulifera". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/2854.
- ↑ Australasian Virtual Herbarium - Occurrence data for Calandrinia granulifera
- ↑ Govaerts, R. et al. (2018) Plants of the world online: Calandrinia granulifera. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ↑ SAFlora: Calandrinia granulifera. State Herbarium of South Australia, Government of South Australia.
External links
- Australasian Virtual Herbarium - Occurrence data for Calandrinia granulifera
- VicFlora: Calandrinia granulifera. Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation Victoria
Wikidata ☰ Q51047962 entry
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