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Calandrinia ciliata

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Identification
Calandrinia ciliata (Ruiz & Pav.) DC. [family PORTULACACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Killip, E.; Dugand, A., Calandrinia not on sheet Not On Sheet [family PORTULACACEAE ] Verified by Triana,J.,
Related name
  • Calyptridium depressum
  • Talinum menziesii
  • Talinum ciliatum
  • Claytonia spathulata
  • Calandrinia menziesii
  • Calandrinia arizonica
  • Calandrinia ciliata
  • Claytonia triandria
  • Diazia portulacoides
  • Calandrinia feltonii
  • Claytonia diffusa
  • Calandrinia not on sheet
Common name
  • Red maids, Flora of North America Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Calandrinia ciliata (Ruiz & Pavón) de Candolle [family PORTULACACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 4,
Names
Calandrinia ciliata (Ruiz & Pavón) de Candolle [family PORTULACACEAE], in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr., 3: 359. 1828
Talinum ciliatum Ruiz & Pavón [family PORTULACACEAE], Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil., 116. 1798
Calandrinia caulescens Kunth [family PORTULACACEAE]
Calandrinia ciliata var. menziesii (Hooker) J. F. Macbride [family PORTULACACEAE]
Calandrinia micrantha Schlechtendal [family PORTULACACEAE]
Treatment Author(s)
Walter A. Kelley
Information
Stems prostrate to ascending, spreading, 3–40 cm. Leaf blades linear to oblanceolate, 1–10 cm, glabrous or with elongate, 1-cellular hairs. Flowers: sepals 2.5–8 mm; petals 4–15 mm; stamens 3–15; pedicel ± straight in fruit, 0.4–2.5 cm. Capsules usually not exceeding calyx by 3+ mm. Seeds 10–20, 1–2.5 mm wide, finely reticulate at 30×. 2n = 24.
Phenology
mar-may (spring)
Altitude range
10–1900 m;
Distribution
w MexicoCentral America (Guatemala)nw South America.USA Ariz.USA Calif.USA N.Mex.USA Oreg.USA Wash.Canada B.C.
Discussion
Calandrina ciliata is highly variable vegetatively, especially in size, but is uniform in flower, fruit, and seed. It is very similar to C. breweri (see discussion above).

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