Flowering plant. Photo: sunphlo, Aldinga Beach, SA

Flowering plant. Australian Plant Image Index, photo: Murray Fagg, Mollerin Rock WSW of Beacon, WA

Mass of flowering plants. Australian Plant Image Index, photo: Murray Fagg,north of Binnu, WA

Common Name

Pigmy Purslane

Family

Portulacaceae

Notes

Annual forb, sprawling or to 5cm tall. Leaves succulent, basal and alternating along the flowering stems. Basal leaves 0.4-1.2cm long, 2-5mm wide, flat to cylindrical, sometimes globular. Flowers white to cream, with 5-7 petals, borne singly.

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