Overview
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The plant genus Calandrinia contains many species of purslane, including the redmaids. The genus was named for Jean Louis Calandrini, an 18th century Swiss botanist. It includes around 150 species of annual herbs which bear colorful flowers in shades of red to purple and white. Plants of this genus are native to Australia, Chile, and western North America.
Species include:
- Calandrinia ambigua - desert redmaid
- Calandrinia balonensis - broadleaf parakeelya
- Calandrinia breweri - Brewer's redmaid
- Calandrinia calyptrata - pink purslane
- Calandrinia ciliata - fringed redmaid
- Calandrinia corrigioloides - strap purslane
- Calandrinia eremaea - twining purslane
- Calandrinia grandiflora - rock purslane
- Calandrinia maritima - seaside calandrinia
- Calandrinia umbellata - rock purslane
Taxonomy
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The Genus Calandrinia is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 342 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Genus Calandrinia: C. 'Neon' · C. acaulis · C. acaulis var. graminifolia · C. acaulis var. magna · C. acuminata · C. acuta · C. acutisepala · C. adenosperma · C. adscendens · C. aegialitis · C. affinis · C. affinis var. graminifolia · C. alba · C. ambigua · C. amoena · C. andicola · C. andicola var. denticulata · C. andrewsii · C. andrewski · C. angulata · C. arenaria · C. arenaria var. chamissoi · C. arenaria var. subverticillata · C. arenaria var. vicina · C. arenicola · C. argentea · C. arizonica · C. armeriifolia · C. aurea · C. axilliflora · C. axilliflora var. foliosa · C. axilliflora var. minor · C. balonensis · C. bandurriae · C. barneoudi · C. barneoudii · C. berteroana · C. biflora · C. biflora var. glandulosa · C. bonariensis · C. bracteosa · C. brevipedata · C. breweri (Brewer's Rock-Purslane) · C. buridgii · C. cabrerae · C. cachinalensis · C. caesia · C. caespitosa · C. caespitosa var. rupestris · C. caespitosa var. skottsbergii · C. callithrix · C. calocephala · C. calycina · C. calycotricha · C. calyptrata · C. calyptrata var. calyptrata · C. calyptrata var. pumila · C. canescens · C. capiapina · C. capitata · C. capitata var. prolifera · C. capituligera · C. carolinii · C. caulescens · C. caulescens menziesii · C. caulescens var. menziesii · C. cephalophora · C. cerrateae · C. cerratei · C. chamissoi · C. chamissonis · C. chromantha · C. chrysantha · C. chubutensis · C. cilata · C. ciliata (Desert Rockpurslane) · C. ciliata var. menziesii · C. ciliolaris · C. cistiflora · C. colchaguensis · C. columbiana · C. compacta · C. composita · C. compressa · C. conferta · C. congdonii · C. conglomerata · C. copiapensis · C. copiapina · C. coquimbensis · C. corrigioloides · C. corymbosa · C. cotyledon · C. crassifolia · C. creethae · C. creethiae · C. crenata · C. crispisepala · C. cumingii · C. curvifolia · C. cygnorum · C. cylindrica · C. cymosa · C. demissa · C. densiflora · C. denticulata · C. denticulata var. andicola · C. denticulata var. c. echinata · C. denticulata var. echinata · C. depressa · C. dianthoides · C. dielsii · C. diffusa · C. dipetala · C. discolor · C. disperma · C. elegans · C. eremaea · C. eritrichioides · C. erythrocoma · C. fasciculata · C. feltonii · C. fenzlii · C. ferruginea · C. filifolia · C. flava · C. floribunda · C. frigida · C. fruticulosa · C. fuegiana · C. galapagosa · C. gaudichaudii · C. gayana · C. gayana var. acuta · C. gayana var. glandulosa · C. gayana var. glomerata · C. gayana var. hirtella · C. gayana var. lanceolata · C. gilliesii · C. glandulifera · C. glandulosa · C. glauca · C. glaucopurpurea · C. glomerata · C. gracilis · C. graminifolia · C. grandiflora (Rock Purslane) · C. grandiflora 'Brightness' · C. grandifolia · C. granulifera · C. grayi · C. heterophylla · C. hirtella · C. hispida · C. howellii · C. humilis · C. involucrata · C. kalanniensis · C. lamprosperma · C. lancifolia · C. landbeckii · C. laxiflora · C. leana · C. leeana · C. lehmannii · C. leucocephala · C. leucopogon · C. leucotricha · C. lindleyana · C. linearifolia · C. lingulata · C. liniflora · C. liniflora var. grandiflora · C. liniflora var. liniflora · C. linomimeta · C. litoralis · C. llavea · C. lockhartii · C. longipetala · C. longiscapa (Calandrinia) · C. macilenta · C. macrocalix · C. macrocalyx · C. macrocarpa · C. maritima · C. maryonii · C. megarhiza · C. menziesii · C. menziesii var. alba · C. menziesii var. macrocarpa · C. mexicana · C. meyeniana · C. micrantha · C. microsperma · C. minima · C. minuscula · C. minutissima · C. modesta · C. monandra · C. monogyna · C. montana · C. morrisae · C. mucronulata · C. multibracteata · C. multicaulis · C. muricata · C. nana · C. neesiana · C. nevadensis · C. nitida · C. nivalis · C. oblongifolia · C. oblongifolia var. humilis · C. occulta · C. oligantha · C. oppositifolia · C. pachypoda · C. pachypoda eyerdamii · C. paniculata · C. papillata · C. parviflora · C. patagonica · C. pauciflora · C. pentavalvis · C. petiolata · C. phacosperma · C. phalacra · C. pickeringii · C. picta · C. picta var. frigida · C. picta var. portulacifolia · C. pilosiuscula · C. pilosiuscula var. tenella · C. pleiopetala · C. poeppigiana · C. pogonophora · C. polia · C. polyandra · C. polyandra var. leptophylla · C. polyandra var. polyandra · C. polycarpoides · C. polyclados · C. polypetala · C. polypetala var. composita · C. polypetala var. polypetala · C. porifera · C. portulacifolia · C. potentilloides · C. potentilloides var. minor · C. primuliflora · C. procumbens · C. prolifera · C. prostrata · C. ptychosperma · C. pulchella · C. pumila · C. punae · C. pusilla · C. pygmaea · C. quadrivalvis · C. quivensis · C. racemosa · C. rahmeri · C. ramosissima · C. ranunculina · C. remota · C. reticulata · C. rosea · C. rotundifolia · C. ruizii · C. rupestris · C. rupestris var. skottsbergii · C. salsoloides · C. saltensis · C. sanfurgoi · C. sanguinea · C. saxifraga · C. saxifraga var. oligantha · C. schistorhiza · C. sculpta · C. sericea · C. sericea alba · C. sericea var. aequipes · C. sericea var. longipes · C. sericea var. phalacra · C. sericea var. sessiliflora · C. sericea var. uspallatensis · C. sessiliflora · C. sesuvioides · C. setosa · C. setosa var. longifolia · C. sitiens · C. skottsbergii · C. solisi · C. solisii · C. speciosa · C. spectabilis (Rock Purslane) · C. spergularina · C. sphaerophylla · C. spicata · C. spicigera · C. splendens · C. splendens var. dianthoides · C. stagnensis · C. stenogyna · C. stenophylla · C. stricta · C. strophiolata · C. subverticillata · C. taltalensis · C. tenella · C. tenuifolia · C. tepperiana · C. tholiformis · C. thyrsoidea · C. translucens · C. tricolor · C. trifida · C. trifida var. gracilis · C. tuberosa · C. tumida · C. tweedyi · C. umbellata (Rock Purslane) · C. umbellata 'Amaranth' (Rock Purslane) · C. umbellata 'Ruby Tuesday' (Ruby Tuesday Red Maids) · C. uniflora · C. uspallatensis · C. venulosa · C. venusta · C. vernicosa · C. vicina · C. vidalii · C. villanuevae · C. villaroeli · C. villarroeli · C. vinulosa · C. virgata · C. viridis · C. volubilis · C. volubilis var. parvula · C. volubilis var. volubilis · C. weberbaueri
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