Biology:Calyptridium quadripetalum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Calyptridium quadripetalum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Montiaceae
Genus: Calyptridium
Species:
C. quadripetalum
Binomial name
Calyptridium quadripetalum
S.Watson[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Cistanthe quadripetala (S.Watson) Hershk.

Calyptridium quadripetalum, synonym Cistanthe quadripetala, is a species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae.[1] It is known by the common name four-petalled pussypaws.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Calyptridium quadripetalum S.Watson", Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:273945-2, retrieved 2021-03-23 

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