Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Rock purslane

Family: Portulacaceae (Purslane)

Synonym: Calandrinia grandiflora

Distribution: Chile

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

Comments: Found in the Atacama desert in Chile. This astonishing Lewisia relative forms strong wide mounds of silver-grey, branching fleshy leaves. Its long stems are topped by a constant succession of sizeable cerise-pink flowers with bright orange stamens.