| Family | CROSSOSOMATACEAE |
| Genus species | Glossopetalon pungens Brandegee |
| Bibliography | Bot. Gaz. 27: 445 (1899) |
| Native Range | se. California to s. Nevada |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1700-2100m |
| Description | branchlets not spinose, leaves 6-10mm, narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate, entire, sessile, abaxially distinctly venose, flowers solitary, sepals spinose, petals 6-8mm |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Forsellesia pungens (Brandegee) A.Heller Forsellesia pungens var. glabra Ensign Forsellesia pungens var. typica Ensign Glossopetalon pungens var. glabrum (Ensing) H.St.John Glossopetalon pungens var. typicum (Ensing) H.St.John |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |