Crossosomataceae
Dwarf greasebush
Glossopetalon pungens
- Family
- Crossosomataceae
- Genus
- Glossopetalon
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Glossopetalon pungensCrossosomataceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Dwarf greasebush
Synonyms
- Forsellesia pungens (Brandegee) A.Heller
- Forsellesia pungens var. glabra Ensign
- Glossopetalon pungens var. glabrum (Ensign) H.St.John
- Glossopetalon pungens var. typicum (Ensign) H.St.John
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.