Calandrinia eremaea
Ewart
Parakeelya, Small purslane, Small or twining purslane
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Leaves, Roots
The roots are eaten raw or cooked, and the seeds and leaves are also edible.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows on sandy and gravelly soils. It can grow in arid places. Tasmania Herbarium.
Australia*, Tasmania,
Countries: Australia
How to Identify
A succulent annual herb. It can be erect or lie along the ground. It grows 5-30 cm high. The leaves are succulent, fleshy and flattened. The flowers are white, pink or purple. The seed pod is 5 mm long and shaped like a spiral.
Notes
There are between 50-100 Calandrinia species. It has also been put in the family Portulacaceae.
References (14)
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