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Photo by Jean and Fred Hort, Flickr.com.


A plant with exposed caudex by Attila Kapitany, Australiangeographic.com.au.


Habitat by Jean and Fred Hort, Flickr.com.


The flowers by Jean and Fred Hort, Flickr.com.

Author: 

Frank J. Obbens, 2006

Family: 

MONTIACEAE

Origin: 

Western Australia

Soil: 

Sandy - Gritty

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Maximum

Thickness: 

2 Centimetres

Height: 

4 Centimetres

Flower: 

Pink - Purple / White

Propagate: 

Seeds

Names: 

-

Synonyms: 

Might be: Rumicastrum crispisepalum,  Hershk., 2020.

This member of the Montiaceae family was given this name by Frank J. Obbens in 2006. It is found in Western Australia, growing in a well drained sandy or gritty soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to two centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to four centimetres in height. The flowers are pink to purple with a white throat.

The genera was named for Jean Louis Calandrini, 1703-1758, a Genevan botanist. The species name is from Latin; crispus  'wrinkled' or 'creased' and sepala; 'sepals'. This is seen more obviously in the dry state.


The flowers by Jean and Fred Hort, Flickr.com.


Drawing from Frank J. Obben's publication of the name.