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Cistanthe celosioides
Cistanthe celosioides
Claytonia/Lewisia
Cistanthe celosioides Montiaceae
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common name
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accepted scientific name
  •Cistanthe celosioides (Phil.) Carolin ex Hershk.
rules for finding collection records
  Cistanthe celosioides (61)
  Philippiamra celosioides (16)
  Philippiamra pachyphylla (4)
  Silvaea celosioides (0)
  Silvaea pachyphylla (1)
family name
  • Montiaceae
Image Author: ©2018 Zoya Akulova
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: No obvious petals, Four petals, Five petals
Petal colors: color color color
Flower size is about 0.2 inches
Leaf: Alternate, Opposite, Simple
Plant Observed last week of August thru 2nd week of June

How Likely at this Location (14%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (36%)
Two quite different flowers appear on plants identified as Cistanthe celosioides. The four petaled flower is usually a reddish bud but when it flowers there is one stamen. The five petaled flower is larger with many stamen and no buds. The leaves vary wildly.
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