Calandrinia ambigua Calflora

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Taxon Report

Calandrinia ambigua (S. Watson) Howell

(not an active name)

Desert calendrinia, Desert red maids

2010 Neal Kramer

Calandrinia ambigua is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Cistanthe ambigua


	Plant Range Observation Search ~223 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Calandrinia
Family:	Montiaceae (Portulacaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, wetland-riparian

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JEF + PLANTS	Cistanthe ambigua

Information about Calandrinia ambigua from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (CIAM3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/25/2024).