genus spraguea

Noun
  1. Small genus of usually perennial herbs having deep woody taproots and flower heads of umbels or cymes (synset 111882558)
    is a type of: caryophylloid dicot genus - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
    member holonym: calyptridium umbellatum, pussy's-paw, pussy-paw, pussy-paws, spraguea umbellatum - pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America
    belongs to: family portulacaceae, portulacaceae, purslane family - family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas
    same as: spraguea

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