red maids

Calandrinia menziesii

Member of genus Calandrinia
pussypaw family (family Montiaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
purple, red purple in flowering plants

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• petals 4–15 mm, bright pink-purple (rarely white)
• 3–15 stamens
• common

Red maids in California appear identical to C. ciliata in South America and used to share the same scientific name, but they are now known to be genetically different. So the ones in California are now C. menziesii. (Reference.)

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Chris’s observations: 44 (43 are research grade)

Locations:

• Henry Coe SP: 9
• Santa Teresa CP: 8
• Russian Ridge OSP: 7
• Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 5
• Joseph D. Grant CP: 3
• Calero CP: 2
• Coyote Valley OSP: 2
• Máyyan 'Ooyákma Coyote Ridge OSP: 2
• Pleasanton Ridge RP: 2
• Almaden Quicksilver CP
• Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP
• Sierra Vista OSP
• Sunol Wilderness RP

Months:

• Jan.: 2
• Feb.: 9
• Mar.: 17
• Apr.: 14
• May: 2

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Not all sites agree about the scientific name:

• Calandrinia menziesii → iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora – FNA
• Calandrinia ciliata → CalPhotos

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora