English: Dead man’s fingers
Synonyms: Claytonia ambigua; Calandrinia ambigua; Cistanthe ambigua.
Region: Mojave and Sonoran Deserts.
BotanyHerb; annual, rosettiform with branched flowering branches
Leaves: succulent; three-dimensional venation, the apical marginal veins connecting to form a basket.
Inflorescence: sub-umbellate cincinnus.
Flowers: many; pedicellate; subtended by a pair of markedly unequal scarious bracts; sepals 2; petals 5; stamens 5; carpels 3.
Fruit: capsulate; with 3 valves.
Seeds: several; black; smooth, shiny; embryo nearly circular.