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Pyxie

(Pyxidanthera barbulata)

Color Photograph: NRCS Plants Database, U.S. Dept. Agriculture

Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

Diapensia lapponica

Diapensia has a much more northern distribution. The flowers are on long flower stalks, and the leaves are not needlelike.

Pyxie (Pyxidanthera barbulata)

Identification: Plant forming small mats or cushions on the ground. Flowers with 5 petals and 5 stamens, white or pale pink. Flower stalks extremely short or absent. Leaves small, crowded, needlelike. Plant 2 to 4 inches in height.

Distribution: Found primarily along the Atlantic Coast from Long Island southward to South Carolina.

Habitat: Pyxie is a species of pine barrens.

Flowering period: March to May.

Pyxie (Pyxidanthera barbulata)

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Diapensia (Diapensia lapponica)

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