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Definition: Calandrinia

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Large genus of low-growing herbs; widespread throughout tropical and warm temperate regions having usually basal leaves and panicles of purplish ephemeral flowers.[Wordnet].

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Date "Calandrinia" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1980. (references)

Common Expressions: Calandrinia

Expressions Definition
Calandrinia ciliata Succulent carpet-forming plant having small brilliant reddish-pink flowers; southwestern United States. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Calandrinia Large genus of low-growing herbs; widespread throughout tropical and warm temperate regions having usually basal leaves and panicles of purplish ephemeral flowers. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Calandrinia

Calandrinia

Calandrinia
Calandrinia ciliata menziesii
Calandrinia ciliata menziesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Portulacaceae
Genus: Calandrinia
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Species

150+, See text.

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:

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