Portulacaceae (Calandrinia)

Protocol Information for:

Label_title:
Calandrinia (ciliata)

Family Names:

Family Scientific Name:
Portulacaceae

Family Common Name:
Bitterroot Family

Scientific Names:

Genus:
Calandrinia

Species:
ciliata

Scientific Classification:

Scientific SubSpecies:

Species Authority:
(Ruiz & Pav¢n) DC.

Scientific SubAuthority:

Authors:

Betty Young

Common Synonym:

Genus:
Calandrinia

Species:
ciliata

Synonym Classification:
Variety

Synonym SubSpecies:
menziesii

Species Authority:
(Ruiz & Pav¢n) DC.

Synonym SubAuthority:
(Hook.) J.F. Macbr.

Other Information:

Common Name:
Fringed redmaids

Species Code:
CALCIL

Ecotype:
Marin County, California

General Distribution:
C. ciliata is found in open grassy places and cultivated fields, open forest and near desert edge; from British Columbia south to Lower California, Arizona, and Sonoran Mexico.

Known Invasiveness:

Propagation Goal:
plants

Propagation Method:
seed

Product Type:
Container (plug)

Stock Type:
Deepot 16

Grow Time:
0

Target Specifications:
Height: N/A
Caliper: N/A
Root System: Firm plug in container.

Propagation Collection:
Seeds are collected between April 27th and June 9th.
As fruits develop, stems turn pink: elongated fruits mature from base of stalk outwards. Collect mature fruits when they are brown and begin to open.
Seed is light gray at maturity.

Propagation Processing/Propagule Characteristics:
Seed Cleaning:Rub dry fruits on #12 screen to separate fruits from some of the chaff; check open fruits to see if seeds have fallen out. Chaff is equal weight to seeds- Do not winnow.
Storage Conditions: Seeds are kept dry and stored in a refrigerator.

Pre-Planting Propagule Treatments:
N/A

Growing Area Preparation / Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:
Fully Controlled Greenhouse.
Sowing Method: Direct Seeding.
1 seed is sown per container.
Containers are watered in with an automatic irrigation system.
Media used is standard potting mix of peat moss, fir bark, perlite, and sand.
Container Size: 2"x7" tubes (Deepot 16).
% Germination: N/A

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Other Comments:

References:
A California Flora and Supplement, Munz, P., University of California Press, Berkeley and London, 1973.

Citation:
Young, Betty. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Calandrinia ciliata (Ruiz & Pav¢n) DC. plants Deepot 16; San Francisco, California. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/07/16). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.

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