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Cistanthe parryi

Parry's pussypaws
Habit Plants annual, taprooted.
Stems

2 or more from each rosette, spreading to ascending, 2–11 cm.
Leaves

basal and cauline;

basal in single, prostrate rosette;

blade spatulate, 1–3 cm.
Inflorescences

paniculate or racemose scorpioid cymes, becoming secund, open to dense.
Flowers

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

ovoid to cylindric, 3–7 mm;

valves 2.
Seeds

10–15, black, orbicular, 0.6–0.7 mm, shiny.
2n

= 44.

Cistanthe parryi
Phenology Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat Open, sandy areas, chaparral, woodlands
Elevation 700-3400 m (2300-11200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
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.)
Source FNA vol. 4, p. 463.
Parent taxa Portulacaceae > Cistanthe
Sibling taxa
C. ambigua, C. maritima, C. monandra, C. monosperma, C. pulchella, C. pygmaea, C. quadripetala, C. rosea, C. tweedyi, C. umbellata
Synonyms Calyptridium parryi, Calyptridium parryi subsp. nevadense, Calyptridium parryi var. arizonicum, Calyptridium parryi var. nevadense
Name authority (A. Gray) Hershkovitz: Phytologia 68: 268. (1990)
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