Rumicastrum calyptratum
Species of plant
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Rumicastrum calyptratum (synonym Calandrinia calyptrata), the pink purslane or small-leaved parakeelya, is an annual plant in the family Montiaceae. It is endemic to Australia.[1]
| Pink purslane | |
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| Rumicastrum calyptratum, pink purslane, Upper Gascoyne, Western Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Montiaceae |
| Genus: | Rumicastrum |
| Species: | R. calyptratum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rumicastrum calyptratum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The species occurs in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, and New South Wales.[1][2]
