Status: Native
Synonyms:
Calandrinia ciliata of New Mexico reports
Calandrinia menziesii is a rather inconspicuous prostrate herb with small, 4-petaled white flowers in New Mexico-- though they are mostly red in California and Arizona. In our population, there appear to be 5 stamens, and three stigma lobes. There are 2 sepals. The capsule is distinctly three-valved. The seeds are black and round with a cobblestone pattern. Calandrinia menziesii is known from grazed pasture in desert grassland.
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Calandrinia menziesii, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Cliff, Sacaton Road near Hwy 211, April 18, 2024
Calandrinia menziesii, older plant, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Cliff, Sacaton Road near Hwy 211, April 18, 2024
Calandrinia menziesii, macro of stem, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Cliff, Sacaton Road near Hwy 211, April 18, 2024
Calandrinia menziesii, macro of profile of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Cliff, Sacaton Road near Hwy 211, April 18, 2024
Calandrinia menziesii, macro of keeled sepals, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Cliff, Sacaton Road near Hwy 211, April 18, 2024
Calandrinia menziesii, macro of flower with 2 sepals and 4 white petals, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Cliff, Sacaton Road near Hwy 211, April 18, 2024
Calandrinia menziesii, macro of three lobed stigma, 5 anthers and 4 petals, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Cliff, Sacaton Road near Hwy 211, April 18, 2024
Calandrinia menziesii, macro of three lobed stigma, 5 anthers and 4 petals, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Cliff, Sacaton Road near Hwy 211, April 18, 2024
Calandrinia menziesii, macro of three lobed stigma, 5 anthers and 4 petals, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Cliff, Sacaton Road near Hwy 211, April 18, 2024
Calandrinia menziesii, macro of three carpellate capsule with a seed, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Cliff, Sacaton Road near Hwy 211, April 18, 2024
Calandrinia menziesii, macro of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Cliff, Sacaton Road near Hwy 211, April 18, 2024
Calandrinia menziesii, photomicrograph of seeds, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Cliff, Sacaton Road near Hwy 211, April 18, 2024
Calandrinia menziesii, photomicrograph of pattern on seed coat, photo Russ Kleinman, Radha Veach, Kelly Allred & Karen Blisard, Cliff, Sacaton Road near Hwy 211, April 18, 2024
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