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Cistanthe  Spach
Taxonomic Serial No.: 500205

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Spraguea Torr.
  
    Calyptridium Nutt.
  
  Common Name(s): pussy paws [English]
  
    pussypaws [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderCaryophyllanae   
                         OrderCaryophyllales   
                            FamilyMontiaceae   
                               GenusCistanthe Spach – pussy paws, pussypaws  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesCistanthe ambigua (S. Watson) Hershk. – desert pussypaws 
                                  SpeciesCistanthe maritima (Nutt.) Hershk. – seaside pussypaws 
                                  SpeciesCistanthe monandra (Nutt.) Hershk. – common pussypaws, sandcress 
                                  SpeciesCistanthe monosperma (Greene) Hershk. – oneseed pussypaws 
                                  SpeciesCistanthe parryi (A. Gray) Hershk. – Parry's pussypaws 
                                  SpeciesCistanthe pulchella (Eastw.) Hershk. – Mariposa pussypaws 
                                  SpeciesCistanthe pygmaea (Parish ex Rydb.) Hershk. – pygmy pussypaws 
                                  SpeciesCistanthe quadripetala (S. Watson) Hershk. – fourpetal pussypaws 
                                  SpeciesCistanthe rosea (S. Watson) Hershk. – rosy pussypaws 
                                  SpeciesCistanthe tweedyi (A. Gray) Hershk. – Tweedy's pussypaws 
                                  SpeciesCistanthe umbellata (Torr.) Hershk. – Mt. Hood pussypaws, umbellate pussypaws 
       

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  Source: Portulacaceae s.l. of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Cistanthe   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Cistanthe   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
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