Cistanthe
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Cistanthe | |
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Cistanthe umbellata at Mount Rainier National Park | |
Cistanthe sp. at Yosemite National Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Montiaceae |
Genus: | Cistanthe Spach |
Species | |
45-50 - See text. |
Cistanthe is a plant genus which includes most plants known as pussypaws. These are small, succulent flowering plants which often bear brightly colored flowers, though they vary quite a bit between species in appearance. Some species have flowers that are tightly packed into fluffy-looking inflorescences, the trait that gives them their common name. Many are adapted to arid environments, with some able to withstand climates that almost completely lack rainfall. Cistanthe was a genus created to segregate several species previously classified in Calandrinia. Several species from other closely related genera have been moved into Cistanthe as well.
Species[]
As of March 2021, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
- (F.Phil. ex Phil.) Carolin ex Hershk.
- (Phil.) Carolin ex Hershk.
- Cistanthe ambigua (S.Watson) Carolin ex Hershk. - desert pussypaws
- Peralta
- (Cham.) Carolin ex Hershk.
- (Añon) Peralta
- (Phil.) Peralta & D.I.Ford
- (Phil.) Carolin ex Hershk.
- (Phil.) Carolin ex Hershk.
- (I.M.Johnst.) Carolin ex Hershk.
- (Barnéoud) Carolin ex Hershk.
- (I.M.Johnst.) Peralta & D.I.Ford
- (Barnéoud) Carolin ex Hershk.
- (Phil.) Carolin ex Hershk.
- (Phil.) Hershk.
- (Barnéoud) Hershk.
- (Barnéoud) Carolin ex Hershk.
- J.M.Watson
- (Barnéoud) Peralta
- (Lindl.) Schltdl.
- Cistanthe guadalupensis (M.G.Dudley) Carolin ex Hershk.
- (Phil.) Peralta
- (I.M.Johnst.) Peralta & D.I.Ford
- (Phil.) Peralta & D.I.Ford
- (Ruiz & Pav.) Hershk.
- (Barnéoud) Carolin ex Hershk.
- (Nutt.) Carolin ex Hershk. - seaside pussypaws
- (Añon) Peralta
- (Meyen) Carolin ex Hershk.
- (Barnéoud) Carolin ex Hershk.
- (DC.) Carolin ex Hershk.
- Hershk.
- (Gillies ex Arn.) Carolin ex Hershk.
- (Barnéoud) Carolin ex Hershk.
- (Phil.) Peralta
- (Reiche) Peralta & D.I.Ford
- A.Galán
- (Colla) Hershk.
- (Phil.) Carolin ex Hershk.
- (Diels) Carolin ex Hershk.
Species now placed in Calyptridium:
- Cistanthe parryi - Parry's pussypaws, synonym of Calyptridium parryi
- Cistanthe pulchella - Mariposa pussypaws, synonym of Calyptridium pulchellum
- Cistanthe pygmaea - pygmy pussypaws, synonym of Calyptridium pygmaeum
- Cistanthe quadripetala - fourpetal pussypaws, synonym of Calyptridium quadripetalum
References[]
Further reading[]
- Hershkovitz, M. A. (1991). Phylogenetic assessment and revised circumscription of Cistanthe Spach (Portulacaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 78(4) 1009-21
- Cistanthe
- Caryophyllales genera