Aphanisma

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}} {{Speciesbox |image =Aphanisma blitoides by Volkens 1893.jpg | image_caption = ''Aphanisma blitoides'' |display_parents = 3 |genus = Aphanisma |parent_authority = Nutt. ex Moq. |species = blitoides |authority = Nutt. ex Moq. }}

'''''Aphanisma''''' is a monotypic genus which contains the sole species '''''Aphanisma blitoides''''', a rare annual plant known by the common names '''San Diego coastalcreeper''' or simply '''aphanisma'''. This is a beach-dwelling plant native to the coastline of Baja California and Southern California, including the Channel Islands. 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. This plant is becoming more rare due to the disappearance of its coastal habitat. It is extirpated from much of its native range.

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==External links== * [https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=APBL USDA Plants Profile] * [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3084,3087,3088 Jepson Manual Treatment] * [http://sandiego.sierraclub.org/rareplants/009.html San Diego County Status] * [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Aphanisma+blitoides Photo]

Category:Amaranthaceae Category:Monotypic Amaranthaceae genera Category:Flora of California Category:Flora of Baja California