Common Name

Strap Purslane

Family

Portulacaceae

Notes

Annual forb, sprawling, with stems to 40cm long. Stems and leaves succulent, hairless. Leaves basal and alternating along the stems, 1.5-3cm long, 2-4mm wide, flat to flattened cylindrical. Flowers often small (less than 3mm across), with 4-5 white to pale pink petals, solitary at the ends of the flowering stems and on short stalks arising from the flowering stems, forming short clusters. Rare Vic.

eFloraSA description: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/speciesfacts_display.cgi?form=speciesfacts&name=Calandrinia_corrigioloides

FloraBase photos: http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/photo/2848