Diapensiaceae
Littleleaf pixiemoss
Pyxidanthera brevifolia
- Family
- Diapensiaceae
- Genus
- Pyxidanthera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Littleleaf pixiemoss
Synonyms
- Pyxidanthera barbulata var. brevifolia (Wells) H.E.Ahles
Flowers
- In flower
- February to March (from 22 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ian bullock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.