Diapensiaceae
Flowering pixiemoss
Pyxidanthera barbulata
- Family
- Diapensiaceae
- Genus
- Pyxidanthera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Flowering pixiemoss
Synonyms
- Diapensia americana Banks ex Sims
- Diapensia barbulata Elliott
- Diapensia cuneifolia Pursh
- Pyxidanthera barbulata var. barbulata
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Shannon Roland, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.