Pyxidanthera barbulata Michx.

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Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Diapensiaceae > Pyxidanthera

Characteristics

Stems commonly elongate and creeping, sometimes compact and short-creeping or not creeping, glabrous or sparsely hairy; internodes usually 1+ mm. Leaf blades narrowly oblance-olate to lanceolate, 3.5-7(-10) mm, herbaceous, those of fertile shoots ciliate along proximal margins, adaxial surface usually white-pilose on proximal 1/5-1/3. Flowers: calyx pinkish; corolla lobes 3-5 mm. 2n = 12.
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Forming mats to 1 m wide; lvs oblanceolate, 3–8 mm, sharply acute, usually hairy toward the base; fls commonly very numerous, white to rosy, 5–8 mm wide; fr globose, 2 mm; 2n=12. Sandy pine-barrens; L.I., N.J., se. Va. to S.C. Apr., May.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Images

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Distribution

Pyxidanthera barbulata world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30096869-2
WFO ID wfo-0001045737
COL ID 4QYDR
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Synonyms

Diapensia americana Diapensia barbulata Diapensia cuneifolia Pyxidanthera barbulata Pyxidanthera barbulata var. barbulata