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Calyptridium parryi (Parry's pussypaws)

Synonyms: Calyptridium parryi var. parryi; Calyptridium parryi var. typicum; Cistanthe parryi (homotypic); Cistanthe parryi var. parryi

Wikipedia Abstract

Cistanthe parryi (formerly Calyptridium parryi) is a species of flowering plant in the purslane family known by the common name Parry's pussypaws. It is native to the southwestern United States and Baja California. It is a small annual herb producing spreading stems up to about 11 centimeters long. There is a basal rosette of small, thick, spoon-shaped leaves no more than about 3 centimeters long, with many along the stems as well. The inflorescence is a cluster a few centimeters wide, with each bearing three white petals surrounded by a few thin sepals. The fruit is a capsule less than a centimeter wide.
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Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Annual
Structure [1]  Herb

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0