No images found for this plant ID: 7187.
Ensure images are uploaded to the Media Library and tagged with "7187" in the "plant_image_tag" taxonomy.
fringed redmaids
Scientific Name: Calandrinia ciliata
Family: Portulacaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Other Names:
Calandrinia ciliata: Fringed Redmaids
Calandrinia ciliata, a member of the purslane family (Portulacaceae), is commonly known as fringed redmaids, red maids, or desert rockpurselane.
Considerations for Pets
- This plant contains oxalic acid.
Considerations for Children
- The seeds of this plant were historically eaten "like candy" by the Yokuts.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Calandrinia ciliata (Ruiz & Pavon) DC.
- Family: Portulacaceae (Purslane family)
- Synonyms: C. caulescens H.B.K.
- Varieties: Calandrinia ciliata var. menziesii
- Plant Symbol: CACI2
- The epithet "ciliata" means 'fringed' in reference to the fine hairs on the edges of the sepals.
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to western North America, specifically the American western states.
- Also found in valley grasslands, the edges of oak woodlands, and low hills.
- Introduced in Massachusetts.
- Habitat: Bajadas.
Ecological Role
- Considered a weedy species in some areas of its native range.
Morphological Characteristics
- Life Form: Forb/herb, annual
- Grown Habit: Forb/herb
- Duration: Annual
- Growth Habit: Annual, taprooted, rosetted, 1-several-stemmed, prostrate to ascending.
- Stems: Prostrate to ascending, spreading, 3-40 cm.
- Leaves: Alternate simple; blades linear to oblanceolate, 1-10 cm, glabrous or with elongate, 1-cellular hairs.
- Flowers: Typically red or pink. Sepals 2.5-8.
- Spines: Spineless
Other Names
- Desert rockpurselane
- Wild portulaca
Quirky Facts
- The seeds of Calandrinia ciliata were eaten "like candy" by the Yokuts people.
Further Information
- USDA NRCS National Plant Data: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CACI2
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Go Botany - dixinary