Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
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Calandrinia pickeringii
None
Portulacaceae
Open forest and rocky areas. Coastal north of Tuross Head. Occasionally in the ranges. Sydney area.
Annual or perennial herb to 0.20 m high or sprawling. Stems and leaves fleshy. Leaves basal, and alternating along the stems or opposite each other, 1.5–7 cm long, 2–8 mm wide. Flowers pale pink, with 4-7 petals each 2.5–4.5 mm long. Flowering: October–April
Identification to species level of Calandrinia usually requires microscopic examination of the seeds.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Calandrinia~pickeringii (accessed 6 January, 2020)
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