| A rare minute creeping subshrub of xeric areas in the Sandhills region of North Carolina. This is the smaller of our two species of pyxie-moss. Very range-restricted, the entire known range of this species is a handful of counties in North and South Carolina. The other species, Pyxidanthera barbulata, which is more wide-ranging and typically occurs in moist habitats, has leaves about twice as long. Moore Co., NC 3/14/07.
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| Also called Littleleaf Pixiemoss, Wells's Pyxie-moss, Little Pyxie, and Dwarf pyxie moss. Listed in Radford as Pyxidanthera barbulata Michx. var. brevifolia (Wells) Ahles. Moore Co., NC 3/14/07.
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| Flower buds, with some real moss in the lower right of the photo. Moore Co., NC 3/14/07.
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| The tiny succulent evergreen leaves are less than 5 mm long. Hairs generally cover at least the basal half of the leaves. Moore Co., NC 3/14/07.
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| Typical Sandhills Pyxie-moss habit and habitat. Moore Co., NC 3/14/07.
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