Calandrinia petrophila J.G.West & Albr. APNI* Synonyms: Calandrinia sp. Nerriga (I.R.H.Telford 8677) NSW Herbarium APNI*
Calandrinia sp. A sensu Harden (1990) APNI*
Description: Prostrate herb with stems to 5 cm long.
Leaves all basal, linear, to 5 cm long, c. 3.5 mm wide.
Sepals c. 4 mm long. Petals 5–6 mm long, white. Stamens 4–6.
Capsule ovoid, to 5 mm long; seeds numerous, obovoid, colliculate to papillate, red-brown to dark brown.
Flowering: October –December
Distribution and occurrence: Restricted to dry sclerophyll forest on sandstone outcrops of the northern Brindook highlands and associated plateaux and near Mt Thorley.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CT, ST
Text by J. G. West
Taxon concept: West J.G. & Albrecht D.E. (2022) A new species of Calandrinia (Montiaceae) from rocky pavements in eastern New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland. Telopea 25: 323–329
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