Colobanthus

Updated on Oct 21, 2023

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Kingdom Plantae Family Caryophyllaceae Rank Genus		Order Caryophyllales Higher classification Caryophyllaceae

Similar Colobanthus quitensis, Deschampsia antarctica, Caryophyllaceae, Vascular plant, Deschampsia

Colobanthus is a large genus of small, cushion-like herbaceous plants, sometimes known as "pearlworts", a name they share with plants of the related genus Sagina. C. quitensis is the world's southernmost dicot, and one of only two original flowering plants of Antarctica.

Selected species

Colobanthus acicularis Hook. f.

Colobanthus affinis (Hook) Hook. f.

Colobanthus apetalus (Labill.) Druce synonym = Spergula apetala

Colobanthus bolivianus Pax

Colobanthus brevisepalus Kirk

Colobanthus buchananii Kirk

Colobanthus caespitosus Colenso

Colobanthus canaliculatus Kirk

Colobanthus curtisiae J.G. West

Colobanthus diffusus Hook. f.

Colobanthus hookeri Cheeseman

Colobanthus kerguelensis Hook. f.

Colobanthus lycopodoides Griseb.

Colobanthus masonae L.B. Moore

Colobanthus monticola Petrie

Colobanthus muelleri Kirk = C. billardieri var. brachypoda

Colobanthus muscoides Hook. f.

Colobanthus nivicola M. Gray

Colobanthus pulvinatus F. Muell.

Colobanthus quitensis (Kunth) Bartl., = C. alatus, C. aretioides, C. billardieri, C. cherlerioides, C. crassifolius, C. crassifolius var. aretioides, C. maclovianus, C. meingeni, C. quitensis var. alatus, C. saginoides, Sagina crassifolia, S. quitensis, Spergula affinis?

Colobanthus repens Colenso

Colobanthus squarrosus Cheeseman

Colobanthus strictus (Cheeseman) Cheeseman

Colobanthus subulatus (d'Urv.) Hook. f.

Colobanthus wallii Petrie

References

Colobanthus Wikipedia

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