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Pyxidanthera brevifolia Wells  
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FamilyDIAPENSIACEAE
Genus speciesPyxidanthera brevifolia Wells 
Habitatdry, sandy grassland
Altitude50-200m
Descriptionbranchlets hirsute, leaves ovate-lanceolate to obovate-lanceolate, 2-4mm, subsucculent, white hirsute, flowers solitary, calyx rose, corolla rotate, lobes 2-3mm
Size5-10cm
Colorpink
Bloomearly spring
Ca
Typesubshrub, cushion
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
cuttings in late summer
Territory Northern America
     Southeastern U.S.A. (North Carolina , South Carolina)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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DIAPENSIACEAE

Pyxidanthera brevifolia Wells, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 44: 238 (1929)

Synonyms:
Pyxidanthera barbulata brevifolia (Wells) H.E.Ahles

North Carolina, South Carolina
78 NCA SCA

50-200m

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