English: Purslane; Fringed red maids; Fringed redmaids.
Region: Australia, Chile and western North America.
BotanyLeaves: linear or lance-shaped; slightly succulent.
Inflorescence: a raceme.
Flowers: colourful, red to purple and white, deep pink to red; short pedicels.
Habitat: hardy, well adapted to many habitat and climate types, desert, semi-desert; some perennial species are subaquatic, restricted to bogs and streams, wet places.