PLANTS Profile for Cistanthe (pussypaws)

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PLANTS Profile

Cistanthe Spach
pussypaws

Symbol:

CISTA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Portulacaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

Images:
Cistanthe Spach

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Distribution:
Cistanthe Spach

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Cistanthe Spach

View 10 genera in Portulacaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Cistanthe ambigua (S. Watson) Hershkovitz. .

Cistanthe ambigua
desert pussypaws

Distribution of Cistanthe maritima (Nutt.) Hershkovitz. . Image Available.

Cistanthe maritima
seaside pussypaws

Distribution of Cistanthe monandra (Nutt.) Hershkovitz. .

Cistanthe monandra
common pussypaws

Distribution of Cistanthe monosperma (Greene) Hershkovitz. . Image Available.

Cistanthe monosperma
oneseed pussypaws

Distribution of Cistanthe parryi (A. Gray) Hershkovitz. .

Cistanthe parryi
Parry's pussypaws

Distribution of Cistanthe pulchella (Eastw.) Hershkovitz. .

Cistanthe pulchella
Mariposa pussypaws

Distribution of Cistanthe pygmaea (Parish ex Rydb.) Hershkovitz. .

Cistanthe pygmaea
pygmy pussypaws

Distribution of Cistanthe quadripetala (S. Watson) Hershkovitz. .

Cistanthe quadripetala
fourpetal pussypaws

Distribution of Cistanthe rosea (S. Watson) Hershkovitz. .

Cistanthe rosea
rosy pussypaws

Distribution of Cistanthe tweedyi (A. Gray) Hershkovitz. .

Cistanthe tweedyi
Tweedy's pussypaws

Distribution of Cistanthe umbellata (Torr.) Hershkovitz. . Image Available.

Cistanthe umbellata
Mt. Hood pussypaws

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Cistanthe Spach

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Portulacaceae – Purslane family
Genus	Cistanthe Spach – pussypaws

More Accounts and Images:
Cistanthe Spach

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 500205.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 02:19 PM CDT