- Cistanthe rosea
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Cistanthe rosea Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Portulacaceae Genus: Cistanthe Species: C. rosea Binomial name Cistanthe rosea
(S.Wats.) HershkovitzSynonyms Calyptridium roseum
Cistanthe rosea (formerly Calyptridium roseum) is a species of flowering plant in the purslane family known by the common name rosy pussypaws. It is native to the western United States from California to Wyoming, where it grows in forest and scrub. It is an annual herb, often reddish or pink in color, producing spreading stems just a few centimeters long. The leaves are located in a rosette at the base and along the stems, and are up to 4 or 5 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a tiny cluster of white-edged thin sepals and two white petals, each no more than a millimeter long.
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Categories:- Portulacaceae
- Caryophyllales stubs
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