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Calyptridium quadripetalum
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Calyptridium quadripetalum, synonym Cistanthe quadripetala, is a species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae. It is 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.
- Family
- Montiaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Calyptridium quadripetalum
- Slug
- calyptridium-quadripetalum
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Montiaceae
- Genus
- Calyptridium
- Species
- quadripetalum
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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