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Cistanthe maritima
(Nuttall) Carolin ex Hershk.
Family:
Montiaceae
Seaside Pussypaws
[
Calandrinia maritima
Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray]
Sue Carnahan
FNA
Resources
Walter A. Kelley, John M. Miller & John G. Packer in Flora of North America (vol. 4)
Plants
annual, taproot fleshy.
Stems
spreading or ascending, 7-25 cm.
Leaves
cauline, not forming basal rosettes; blade ovate to obovate or spatulate, flattened, 1-6 cm, glaucous.
Inflorescences
paniculate, loose, usually exceeding leaves.
Flowers
pedicellate; sepals ovate-orbiculate, slightly unequal, 3-5 mm, herbaceous, glaucous; petals disarticulate in fruit, usually 5, red-purple, 3-6 mm; stamens usually 5, anther yellow; style present; stigmas 3; pedicel 5-15 mm.
Capsules
ovoid, usually longer than calyx at maturity, 5-8 mm; valves 3.
Seeds
20-40, dull gray, ellipsoid, 0.5-1 mm, white-hairy at 30×, strophiolate.
Flowering Mar-Apr. Sandy places near sea bluffs; 0-300 m; Calif.; Mexico (Baja California).
Cistanthe maritima
is threatened in California by habitat destruction (J. P. Smith Jr. 1984).
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