Cistanthe monosperma

Cistanthe monosperma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Portulacaceae
Genus:	Cistanthe
Species:	C. monosperma
Binomial name
Cistanthe monosperma (Greene) Hershkovitz
Synonyms
Calyptridium monospermum

Cistanthe monosperma (formerly Calyptridium monospermum) is a species of flowering plant in the purslane family known by the common name one-seeded pussypaws. It is native to western North America from Oregon to Baja California, where it grows in a number of habitat types, including forest and woodland. It is a perennial herb growing from a thick caudex and a taproot. It grows somewhat upright, the plant approaching half a meter in maximum length. There is a basal rosette of thick, generally spoon-shaped leaves up to about 6 centimeters long, with a few smaller leaves along the stems. The inflorescence is an erect umbel up to 10 centimeters wide. The four petals on each flower are white to pink, and are surrounded closely by round, frilly sepals. The fruit is a small, round capsule a few millimeters wide.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile
• Flora of North America
• CalPhotos