Pronunciation: sis-TAN-the mar-IT-i-ma
Common name: Seaside red maids, Seaside cistanthe
Family: Montiaceae (Montia)
Habitat: Sandy places, sea bluffs, coastal sage
scrub to 1000', Santa Barbara Co. to Baja and
Channel Islands
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Cistanthe
2) maritima
Formerly Calandrinia maritima