Montiaceae
Fringed redmaids
Calandrinia ciliata
- Family
- Montiaceae
- Genus
- Calandrinia
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 红女草
- English
- Fringed redmaids, Redmaids, Red-maids, Calandrinia, Purple purslane, Curnow's curse, Fringed red maids, Red maids
- Finnish
- Etelänsailio
- Spanish
- Rhodopsis speciosa, Tegneria speciosa, Tetragonia peruviana
Synonyms
- Calandrinia arizonica Rydb.
- Calandrinia axilliflora Barnéoud
- Calandrinia axilliflora var. foliosa Phil.
- Calandrinia axilliflora var. minor Barnéoud
- Calandrinia bonariensis Hauman
- Calandrinia caulescens Kunth
- Calandrinia caulescens Phil.
- Calandrinia caulescens subsp. menziesii (Hook.) Piper & Beattie
- Calandrinia caulescens var. menziesii (Hook.) A.Gray
- Calandrinia ciliata var. menziesii (Hook.) J.F.Macbr.
- Calandrinia elegans Spach
- Calandrinia feltonii Skottsb.
- Calandrinia menziesii (Hook.) Torr. & A.Gray
- Calandrinia menziesii var. alba Orcutt
- Calandrinia micrantha Schltdl.
- Calandrinia muricata Rydb.
- Calandrinia phacosperma DC.
- Calandrinia pulchella Lilja
- Calandrinia speciosa Lindl.
- Calandrinia stenophylla Rydb.
- Calyptridium depressum A.Nelson
- Claytonia alba var. caulescens (Kunth) Kuntze
- Claytonia axilliflora (Barnéoud) Kuntze
- Claytonia caulescens (Kunth) Kuntze
- Claytonia ciliata (DC.) Kuntze
- Claytonia menziesii (Hook.) Kuntze
- Claytonia peruviana (Haw.) Kuntze
- Claytonia speciosa (Lehm.) Kuntze
- Cosmia caulescens Domb. ex Spreng.
- Cosmia montana Domb. ex DC.
- Phacosperma peruviana Haw.
- Talinum caulescens (Kunth) Spreng.
- Talinum ciliatum Ruiz & Pav.
- Talinum menziesii Hook.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.