Family Index

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Scientific Name

Calandrinia granulifera

Family Name

PORTULACACEAE

Common Name

Pygmy Purslane

Status

Rare

Height

1-3cm

Flowers

Flowerheads are dense, and contain few small flowers with white or pink petals.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Annual herb which branches from the base, with very fleshy egg or club-shaped leaves, 5cm long.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay

Communities

Habitat Notes

Gravelly and sandy soils, often granitic, in dry sclerophyll forest or woodland around the North East.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown from seed or cuttings. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Egg-shaped or almost spherical capsule opens by 3 valves, and contains black, shining seeds. Seed can be difficult to collect, as it is quickly dropped once ripe.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

3-5 weeks

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Yes

Cutting Notes