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Cistanthe parryi (A. Gray) Hershkovitz

Cistanthe parryi (A. Gray) Hershkovitz

Cistanthe parryi (A. Gray) Hershkovitz
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Cistanthe parryi (A. Gray) Hershkovitz. Calyptridium parryi, synonym Cistanthe parryi, is a species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae. It is known by the common name Parry's pussypaws. It is native to the southwestern United States and Baja California. It is a small annual herb producing spreading stems up to about 11 centimeters long. There is a basal rosette of small, thick, spoon-shaped leaves no more than about 3 centimeters long, with many along the stems as well. The inflorescence is a cluster a few centimeters wide, with each bearing three white petals surrounded by a few thin sepals. The fruit is a capsule less than a centimeter wide.

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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