Calandrinia pickeringii

(Calandrinia pickeringii)

galery

Description

Decumbent to ascending herb with flowering stems to 20 cm long. Leaves lanceolate,1.5–7 cm long,2–8 mm wide. Sepals 2–3 mm long.Petals 2.5–4.5 mm long,pale pink.Stamens usually 4–6,rarely 3. Capsule 2.6–2.8 mm long,valves not persistent;seeds numerous,obovoid to ± lenticular,papillate-punctate,dark red-brown to black.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Montiaceae
Genus:Calandrinia
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