Calandrinia calyptrata

Hook.f.

Small-leaf parakeelya, Pink purslane

Montiaceae Edible: Thin taproot 493 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A small annual herb. It is angular and branches from the base. The leaves mostly arise from the base of the stem. They are fleshy and almost like cylinders. They are reddish. There are very few leaves on the stems. The flowers are small and pink. They are on long stalks.

Edible Uses

The thin taproot is edible.

Distribution

It grows on the edge of granite slabs and in rock crevices. Tasmania Herbarium.

Where It Grows

Australia*, Tasmania,

Notes

There are between 50-100 Calandrinia species. It has also been put in the family Portulacaceae.

Also Known As

Parakeelya

References (4)

Cherikoff V. & Isaacs, J., The Bush Food Handbook. How to gather, grow, process and cook Australian Wild Foods. Ti Tree Press, Australia p 194
Harris, S., Buchanan, A., Connolly, A., 2001, One Hundred Islands: The Flora of the Outer Furneaux. Tas Govt. p 126
Paczkowska, G . & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Catalogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 461
Tasmanian Herbarium Vascular Plants list p 46