Pronunciation: kal-an-DRIN-ee-a mar-IT-i-ma
Common name: Seaside red maids
Family: Portulacaceae (Purslane)
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) Calandrinia
2) maritima