Calyptridium pulchellum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Calyptridium pulchellum (Eastw.) Hoover

Mariposa pussypaws

2007 Chris Winchell

2016 Wendy Fisher

2007 Chris Winchell

Calyptridium pulchellum is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

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

Federal status: Threatened.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~12 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

Communities: Foothill Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Cistanthe pulchella
PLANTS	Cistanthe pulchella

Information about Calyptridium pulchellum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CIPU5) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 1B.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).