superbloomings: Let’s take a look at some Red Maids (Calandrínia ciliàta).Found in the Purslane...

Let’s take a look at some Red Maids (Calandrínia ciliàta).

Found in the Purslane Family (Portulacaceae) these small succulent herbaceous annuals are low to the ground and bloom from February through June. They are most cheery to see. Often times on morning walks they go unnoticed until the warm sun causes them to open and all of a sudden you look down with your path dotted in exquisite magenta delicate little flowers.

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References:

Dale, N. (2000). Flowering plants of the Santa Monica Mountains: Coastal and chaparral regions of Southern California. Sacramento: California Native Plant Society.

McAuley, M., & Kenney, J. P. (1985). Wildflowers of the Santa Monica mountains. Canoga Park, CA: Canyon Pub.