Calyptridium arizonicum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Calyptridium arizonicum (J. T. Howell) M. G. Simpson, M. Silveira, & Guilliams

Arizona pussypaws

2015 Paul Preston

Calyptridium arizonicum is an annual herb that is native to California.

also called Calyptridium parryi var. arizonicum

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~3 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Calyptridium
Family:	Montiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Calyptridium parryi var. arizonicum
JEF	Cistanthe parryi var. arizonica

Information about Calyptridium arizonicum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 2B.1 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).