| Rumicastrum granuliferum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Montiaceae |
| Genus: | Rumicastrum |
| Species: | R. granuliferum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rumicastrum granuliferum (Benth.) Carolin (2020) | |
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Rumicastrum granuliferum (synonym Calandrinia granulifera) is an annual herb in the family Montiaceae, and is native to New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia, South Australia, and Victoria.
Description
It is a succulent, erect to decumbent herb, flowering from September to November with white-pink flowers. It grows on sandy and gravelly soils on granite outcrops and slopes. The flowers are on pedicels (stems) which are 0.5–2 mm long and erect when in fruit. The bracts are alternate. The sepals are deciduous and 1.5–3 mm long. There are 5-7 petals, 5-10 stamens and 3 stigmas. The black capsule is almost spherical with three short valves which open at the apex only. The numerous, red-brown, shiny seeds are about 0.5 mm long and 0.4 mm wide. For an illustration of the colliculate seeds, see PlantNet.
Taxonomy
The species was first described as Calandrinia granulifera by George Bentham in 1863. The genus Calandrinia was discovered to be paraphyletic, and the Australasian species were moved to genus Rumicastrum in 2020.
References
- ^ APNI Calandrinia granulifera Benth. Australian Plant Name Index
- ^ Govaerts, R. et al. (2023) Plants of the World Online: Rumicastrum granuliferum (Benth.) Carolin. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Calandrinia granulifera". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- Australasian Virtual Herbarium - Occurrence data for Calandrinia granulifera
- SAFlora: Calandrinia granulifera. State Herbarium of South Australia, Government of South Australia.
- Bentham, G. (1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 176
- Hershkovitz, M.A. (2020). "Rumicastrum Ulbrich (Montiaceae): a beautiful name for the Australian calandrinias". Phytologia. 102: 116–123.
External links
Media related to Rumicastrum granuliferum at Wikimedia Commons- Australasian Virtual Herbarium - Occurrence data for Calandrinia granulifera
- VicFlora: Calandrinia granulifera. Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation Victoria
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Rumicastrum granuliferum | |
| Calandrinia granulifera |
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