Calandrinia feltonii

Calandrinia feltonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae known by the common name Felton's flower. It is named after Arthur Felton, a resident of the Falkland Islands, who sent specimens of the plant in 1910 to Swedish botanist Carl Skottsberg.[1]

Calandrinia feltonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Montiaceae
Genus: Calandrinia
Species:
C. feltonii
Binomial name
Calandrinia feltonii

It is endemic to the Falklands where it nearly became extinct in the wild through overgrazing. It is an annual herb, low-growing and fleshy, with bright, pinkish-purple flowers.[1]

References

Notes

  1. Hince (2000), p.127.

Sources

  • Hince, Bernadette (2000). The Antarctic dictionary: a complete guide to Antarctic English. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9577471-1-1.


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