DC.
Pronunciation: kal-an-DRIN-ee-a sil-ee-AY-ta
Common name: Red maids
Family: Portulacaceae (Purslane)
Habitat: open grassy places, loamy soils, cultivated
fields to 6000', valley grassland, foothill woodland
Blooming period: February to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Calandrinia
2) ciliata