Montiaceae

Rock purslane

Cistanthe grandiflora (Lindl.) Schltdl.

Family: Montiaceae
Genus: Cistanthe

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Rock purslane (Cistanthe grandiflora) — FlowerPhoto: Nicolás Garcés, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 大花岩马齿
English: Rock purslane
Finnish: Isosailio, Kisantti

Synonyms

Calandrinia discolor Schrad.
Calandrinia discolor Lindl.
Calandrinia elegans H.Vilm.
Calandrinia glauca Schrad. ex DC.
Calandrinia grandiflora Lindl.
Calandrinia lindleyana Walp.
Calandrinia lindleyana H.Vilm.
Calandrinia speciosa Lehm.
Cistanthe anceps Spach
Cistanthe discolor Spach
Cistanthe discolor (Schrad.) D.I.Ford
Cistanthe glauca Spach ex Heynh.
Cistanthe speciosa Lilja ex Heynh.
Cistanthe speciosa (Lehm.) D.I.Ford
Claytonia discolor (Jacques) Kuntze
Claytonia grandiflora (Lindl.) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: September to November (from 122 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Nicolás Garcés, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Constanza Vargas Villegas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cesar Ormazabal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Natalia Reyes Escobar, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nicolás Villaseca Merino, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: messutto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Nicolás Villaseca Merino, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yves Durocher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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). About our plant data.