Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Calandrinia eremaea
Common name
Small purslane
Family
Portulacaceae
Where found
Range of habitats including dry forest, woodland, and grassy areas. Widespread but not common.
Notes
Annual or perennial herb, prostrate, sprawling or to 0.2 m tall. Stems often pink. Leaves fleshy, basal, and alternating along the stems, 0.75-5.5 cm long, 2-8 mm wide, almost cylindrical, hairless, bases stem clasping. Stem leaves often absent. Flowers pink, white or purple, with 5 petals, each 3-7 mm long, 2-4 mm wide. Flowers in loose clusters. Flowers Winter to Spring.
Identification to species level of Calandrinia usually requires microscopic examination of the seeds.
All native plants on unleased land in the ACT are protected.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Calandrinia~eremaea (accessed 6 January, 2020)
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