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Colobanthus muscoides

Plants

Family: Caryophyllaceae · Genus: Colobanthus

Colobanthus muscoides

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Colobanthus muscoides is a low-growing, moss-like flowering cushion plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, found on islands in the south-western Pacific Ocean, especially in the subantarctic region. The specific epithet comes from the Latin muscus (moss) and -oides (resembling), with reference to its growth habit.

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Growing details and traits for Colobanthus muscoides in the Library.

No cultivars in the Library yet — the full profile above covers the species itself.