''Cistanthe'' is a plant genus which includes most plants known as pussypaws. These are small, succulent flowering plants which often bear brightly colored flowers, though they vary quite a bit between species in appearance. Some species have flowers that are tightly packed into fluffy-looking inflorescences, the trait that gives them their common name. Many are adapted to arid environments, with some able to withstand climates that almost completely lack rainfall. ''Cistanthe'' was a genus created to segregate several species previously classified in ''Calandrinia''. Several species from other closely related genera have been moved into ''Cistanthe'' as well.

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *''Cistanthe aegialitis'' (F.Phil. ex Phil.) Carolin ex Hershk. *''Cistanthe amarantoides'' (Phil.) Carolin ex Hershk. *''Cistanthe ambigua'' (S.Watson) Carolin ex Hershk. - desert pussypaws *''Cistanthe arancioana'' Peralta *''Cistanthe arenaria'' (Cham.) Carolin ex Hershk. *''Cistanthe cabrerae'' (Añon) Peralta *''Cistanthe cachinalensis'' (Phil.) Peralta & D.I.Ford *''Cistanthe calycina'' (Phil.) Carolin ex Hershk. *''Cistanthe celosioides'' (Phil.) Carolin ex Hershk. *''Cistanthe cephalophora'' (I.M.Johnst.) Carolin ex Hershk. *''Cistanthe chamissoi'' (Barnéoud) Carolin ex Hershk. *''Cistanthe chrysantha'' (I.M.Johnst.) Peralta & D.I.Ford *''Cistanthe coquimbensis'' (Barnéoud) Carolin ex Hershk. *''Cistanthe crassifolia'' (Phil.) Carolin ex Hershk. *''Cistanthe cymosa'' (Phil.) Hershk. *''Cistanthe densiflora'' (Barnéoud) Hershk. *''Cistanthe fenzlii'' (Barnéoud) Carolin ex Hershk. *''Cistanthe floresiorum'' J.M.Watson *''Cistanthe frigida'' (Barnéoud) Peralta *''Cistanthe grandiflora'' (Lindl.) Schltdl. *''Cistanthe guadalupensis'' (M.G.Dudley) Carolin ex Hershk. *''Cistanthe humilis'' (Phil.) Peralta *''Cistanthe lamprosperma'' (I.M.Johnst.) Peralta & D.I.Ford *''Cistanthe laxiflora'' (Phil.) Peralta & D.I.Ford *''Cistanthe lingulata'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Hershk. *''Cistanthe longiscapa'' (Barnéoud) Carolin ex Hershk. *''Cistanthe maritima'' (Nutt.) Carolin ex Hershk. - seaside pussypaws *''Cistanthe minuscula'' (Añon) Peralta *''Cistanthe mucronulata'' (Meyen) Carolin ex Hershk. *''Cistanthe oblongifolia'' (Barnéoud) Carolin ex Hershk. *''Cistanthe paniculata'' (DC.) Carolin ex Hershk. *''Cistanthe philhershkovitziana'' Hershk. *''Cistanthe picta'' (Gillies ex Arn.) Carolin ex Hershk. *''Cistanthe salsoloides'' (Barnéoud) Carolin ex Hershk. *''Cistanthe stricta'' (Phil.) Peralta *''Cistanthe thyrsoidea'' (Reiche) Peralta & D.I.Ford *''Cistanthe tovarii'' A.Galán *''Cistanthe trigona'' (Colla) Hershk. *''Cistanthe vicina'' (Phil.) Carolin ex Hershk. *''Cistanthe weberbaueri'' (Diels) Carolin ex Hershk. Species now placed in ''Calyptridium'': *''Cistanthe parryi'' - Parry's pussypaws, synonym of ''Calyptridium parryi'' *''Cistanthe pulchella'' - Mariposa pussypaws, synonym of ''Calyptridium pulchellum'' *''Cistanthe pygmaea'' - pygmy pussypaws, synonym of ''Calyptridium pygmaeum'' *''Cistanthe quadripetala'' - fourpetal pussypaws, synonym of ''Calyptridium quadripetalum''

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