Cistanthe parryi

Cistanthe parryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Portulacaceae
Genus: Cistanthe
Species: C. parryi
Binomial name
Cistanthe parryi
(A.Gray) Hershkovitz
Synonyms

Calyptridium parryi

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.

Please note that the image included is NOT of Cistanthe parryi: see http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxauthid=1&taxon=1100&cl=1

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