Cistanthe quadripetala
Phytologia 68: 268. 1990.
Common names: Four-petaled pussypaws
Endemic
Basionym: Calyptridium quadripetalum S. Watson Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 356. 1885
Plants annual, roots fibrous. Stems 2 or more from each rosette, spreading to erect, 1.5–13 cm. Leaves basal and cauline; basal in single, prostrate rosette; blade spatulate, 0.5–6 cm. Inflorescences racemose or paniculate scorpioid-cymes, ± dense. Flowers pedicellate; sepals orbiculate to reniform, unequal, 4–6 mm, margins scarious; petals disarticulate in fruit, 4, pink to rose or white, 2–3 mm; stamens 1–3, anther yellow; style absent; stigmas 2; pedicel 1–3 mm. Capsules ovoid, 3–4 mm; valves 2. Seeds 5–14, black, orbicular, 0.5–0.6 mm, shiny. 2n = 44.
Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Open areas, usually on serpentine
Elevation: 500-2000 m
Discussion
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yellow +
occasionally dentate;crisped +
spatulate +
subtending +
unequal +
2-3-valved +
loculicidal +
ovoid +
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Four-petaled pussypaws +
Calif. +
pedicellate +
irregular +
symmetric +
capsular +
2-9-carpelled +
dense +
axillary +
scorpioid +
not articulate +
clasping +
glabrous +
not reflexed +
involute +
scarious +
glabrous +
plurilocular +
superior +
1-many +
1;many +
distinct +
absent +
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orbiculate;reniform +
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