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Accession Data:

Cistanthe grandiflora (Lindl.) Schltdl.

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Portulacaceae Juss.
  • Synonym(s): Calandrinia grandiflora Lindl.

  • Country of Origin: Chile

  • USDA Zone: 9a-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198502434
  • Source: Kew
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 2216 - XER:Atacama Fog Desert
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 06-01-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: core eudicots
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Portulacaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
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References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany

References (external):

  1. Musial, Kathy; An Introduction to the Geography, Climate, and Flora of Chile; Pacific Horticulture, October 2011. Accessed 20 March 2015.
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, July 03, 2018.

data regenerated on Sun, 01 Jun 2025 10:36:03 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Cistanthe grandiflora

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Current Accessions in the Portulacaceae

  • Cistanthe grandiflora
  • Cistanthe grandiflora
  • Portulaca eruca W/C
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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