Loasaceae
Shinyleaf sandpaper plant
Petalonyx nitidus
- Family
- Loasaceae
- Genus
- Petalonyx
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Shinyleaf sandpaper plant, Parrys sandpaper plant, Parry's sandpaper plant, Parry´s sandpaper plant
Synonyms
- Petalonyx nitidus subsp. parryi (A.Gray) Urb. & Gilg
- Petalonyx parryi A.Gray
- Petalonyx thurberi var. nitidus (S.Watson) M.E.Jones
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.