Calandrinia ptychosperma F.Muell. APNI* Synonyms: Calandrinia maryonii S.Moore APNI*
Calandrinia morrisiae Goy APNI*
Description: Prostrate to decumbent herb with stems to 40 cm long with leaves basal and on flowering stems.
Leaves linear to lanceolate, often terete, 0.5–7 cm long, 1–3 mm wide.
Sepals 2.5–5 mm long. Petals 5–9 mm long, pink to purple. Stamens 6–11.
Capsule ovoid, 5–7 mm long; seeds numerous, obovoid, with 6–10 concentric ribs, usually black, rarely dark red-brown.
Flowering: July–October
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in sandy watercourses, low-lying areas and clay pans of arid woodland and shrubland.
NSW subdivisions: NWP, SWP, NFWP
Other Australian states: Qld W.A. S.A. N.T.
Text by J. G. West
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)
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