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Aphanisma

Botanical name: Aphanisma

Aphanisma

Botanical name: Aphanisma

Description

Aphanisma includes only one species, a rare annual plant. It is a succulent saline-adapted plant found in sand or scrub at the immediate coastline. It has many thin, sprawling stems, few reduced green leaves, and tiny flowers. The older stems are bright red. Aphanisma is native to the coastline of Baja California and southern California, including the Channel Islands.

Species of Aphanisma

San diego coastal creeper

San diego coastal creeper (Aphanisma blitoides) is a salt-loving succulent plant that typically grows beside the sea. This habitat has resulted in the common name San Diego Coastcreeper. Sadly the California Native Plant Society records this species as being in decline across its native range and it has a California Rare Plant Rank of rare, threatened, or endangered.

Scientific Classification

Phylum

Vascular plants

Class

Dicotyledons

Order

Pinks, cacti, and allies

Family

Amaranth

Genus

Aphanisma

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