Photo by Margit Altmann, Davesgarden.com
Wild flowers by Michael Warren,
Inaturalist.org.
Habitat by Michael Warren, Inaturalist.org. |
| Author: |
Alexander Morrison, 1912 | |
Family: |
MONTIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Western Australia |
| Soil: |
Sandy - Gritty |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
2 Centimetres |
| Height: |
7 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Purple - Pink / White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names: |
- |
| Synonyms: |
Might be:
Rumicastrum schistorhizum, Carolin, 2020.
Parakeelya schistorhiza, Hershk. 1999. |
This member of the
Montiaceae family
was given this name by Alexander Morrison in 1912. 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 seven centimetres in height. The flowers are purple to pink with a white
throat..
The genera was named
for Jean Louis Calandrini, 1703-1758, a Genevan botanist. The species
name is from Latin; schisto; 'devided' and -rhiza; 'root'. |
