Kingdom Plantae Family Portulacaceae Scientific name Calandrinia feltonii | Order Caryophyllales Genus Calandrinia Rank Species | |
Similar Calandrinia ciliata, Nassauvia, Calandrinia |
Calandrinia feltonii is a species of flowering plant in the purslane family 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.
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.
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