Petiteplant

(Lepuropetalon spathulatum)

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Description

Pyxidanthera is a genus of flowering plant in the family Diapensiaceae The most widespread species (P. barbulata) is known by the common name flowering pixie-moss. It is native to the eastern United States, occurring on the coast from Long Island to New Jersey and Virginia to South Carolina. A second species of Pyxidanthera is widely recognized, called Pyxidanthera brevifolia, known only from North and South Carolina. Some authors consider the two plants to be one species.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Celastrales
Family:Celastraceae
Genus:Lepuropetalon
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