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Calandrinia
Also called Red Maids
Calandrinia is a genus of about 37 annual and perennial herbs, commonly called redmaids or purslanes, prized for their colourful flowers in red, purple or white. Most grown members are sun-loving, low-water plants that suit dry, free-draining soil.
Calandrinia is a genus of flowering plants known as purslanes and redmaids. It includes 37 species of annual and perennial herbs which bear colourful flowers in shades of red to purple and white. Species of this genus are native to the Americas, including western and southern South America, Central America, and western North America. Some species have been introduced to parts of Australia, New Zealand, southern Africa, Asia, and Europe. Over 60 species native to Australia and New Guinea that were formerly included in Calandrinia are now placed in a separate genus, Rumicastrum or Parakeelya. A single eastern Australian species named in 2022, Calandrinia petrophila, is still included in Calandrinia, but will be placed into the Australian genus when the name of the new genus is finally settled.
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