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Cistanthe pulchella
(Eastw.) Hershkovitz
Family:
Montiaceae
Mariposa pussypaws
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FNA
Resources
Walter A. Kelley, John M. Miller & John G. Packer in Flora of North America (vol. 4)
Plants
annual, roots fibrous.
Stems
2 or more from each rosette, spreading to ascending, 2-7 cm.
Leaves
basal and cauline; basal in single, prostrate rosette, blade spatulate, 0.5-2 cm; cauline leaves slightly smaller.
Inflorescences
paniculate cymes, open.
Flowers
subsessile; sepals orbiculate, 3-4 mm, scarious; petals 4, rose, 3 mm; stamens 3, anther yellow; style included, filiform; stigmas 2.
Capsules
globose, 1.5-2.5 mm; valves 2.
Seeds
1-2, black, orbicular, 0.7-0.8 mm, shiny.
Flowering Apr-May. Sandy soil in chaparral, oak woodlands; of conservation concern; 400-1100 m; Calif.
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