Cistanthe monosperma |
Cistanthe parryi |
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one-seed pussypaws |
Parry's pussypaws |
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Habit | Plants perennial, taprooted; caudex unbranched (rarely branching). | Plants annual, taprooted. |
Stems | 2 or more from each rosette, spreading to ascending, to 50 cm. |
2 or more from each rosette, spreading to ascending, 2–11 cm. |
Leaves | basal and cauline; basal in single, prostrate rosette, blade spatulate, 0.5–15 cm; cauline leaves smaller. |
basal and cauline; basal in single, prostrate rosette; blade spatulate, 1–3 cm. |
Inflorescences | umbellate, rarely paniculate cymes, usually open. |
paniculate or racemose scorpioid cymes, becoming secund, open to dense. |
Flowers | subsessile; sepals orbiculate to reniform, unequal, 3–8 mm, scarious; petals 4, rose or pinkish white to white, 3–9 mm; stamens 3, anther pink or rose; style exserted, filiform; stigmas 2. |
subsessile; sepals ovate, orbiculate, or reniform, unequal, 2–5 mm, margins scarious; petals 3(–4), white or pinkish, 1.5–3 mm; stamens 1–3, anther yellow; style absent; stigmas 2. |
Capsules | globose, 2–3.5 mm; valves 2. |
ovoid to cylindric, 3–7 mm; valves 2. |
Seeds | 1–3, black, orbicular-reniform, 0.7–1.2 mm, shiny. |
10–15, black, orbicular, 0.6–0.7 mm, shiny. |
2n | = 44. |
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Cistanthe monosperma |
Cistanthe parryi |
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Phenology | Flowering Apr–Sep. | Flowering Jun–Jul. |
Habitat | Dry, sandy or gravelly soils | Open, sandy areas, chaparral, woodlands |
Elevation | 300-3500 m (1000-11500 ft) | 700-3400 m (2300-11200 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; NV; OR; Mexico (Baja California)
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AZ; CA; Mexico (Baja California)
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Discussion | Some authorities recognize varietal segregates in this species based on minor characters that appear to exhibit much variation from population to population; they are not treated in this account. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 4, p. 463. | FNA vol. 4, p. 463. |
Parent taxa | Portulacaceae > Cistanthe | Portulacaceae > Cistanthe |
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Synonyms | Calyptridium monospermum, Spraguea monosperma, Spraguea pulcherrima | Calyptridium parryi, Calyptridium parryi subsp. nevadense, Calyptridium parryi var. arizonicum, Calyptridium parryi var. nevadense |
Name authority | (Greene) Hershkovitz: Phytologia 68: 267. (1990) | (A. Gray) Hershkovitz: Phytologia 68: 268. (1990) |
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