One-Seeded Pussypaws

Cistanthe monosperma

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Botanical name
Cistanthe monosperma
Also known as
One-Seeded Pussypaws
Family
Montiaceae
Genus
Cistanthe
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow One-Seeded Pussypaws

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Cistanthe monosperma but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Calyptridium monospermum Spraguea monosperma Spraguea pulcherrima

Others in Cistanthe

Cistanthe celosioides
Cistanthe amarantoides
Cistanthe cabrerae
Cistanthe cachinalensis
Cistanthe lingulata
Cistanthe maritima
Cistanthe minuscula
Cistanthe monandra

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