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Cistanthe quadripetala

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Portulacaceae

Scientific name
  
Cistanthe quadripetala

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Caryophyllales

Genus
  
Cistanthe

Higher classification
  
Cistanthe

Similar
  
Cistanthe ambigua, Cistanthe monandra, Cistanthe, Cistanthe monosperma, Cistanthe umbellata

Cistanthe quadripetala (formerly Calyptridium quadripetalum) is a species of flowering plant in the purslane family known by the common name four-petalled pussypaws. It is endemic to the North Coast Ranges of California, where it is an uncommon member of the serpentine soils flora on the slopes. It is a small annual plant spreading or erect stems each a few centimeters long. There is a basal rosette of small, thick leaves and a few along the stems. The inflorescence is a dense cluster of sepals and four white to pink round petals.

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Cistanthe quadripetala Wikipedia


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