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Calyptridium umbellatum
© 2008 Neal Kramer
Calyptridium umbellatum
© 2003 Steve Matson
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Calyptridium umbellatum  (Torrey) E. Greene
Pussy paws, Pussy toes, cistanthe
Calyptridium umbellatum, a dicot, is an annual or perennial herb that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.
Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields
Affinity to serpentine soil:   1.3 (weak indicator / indifferent)   [Safford et al 2005]
Elevation: between 2500 and 14200 feet
Family: MONTIACEAE   (CNPS: PORTULACACEAE)
Related:See a list of other species in the genus Calyptridium found in California.
Name Status:
Accepted by TJM2 + JM93
PLANTS: accepted name: Cistanthe umbellata var. umbellata
Other Names:
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TJM2: Calyptridium umbellatum var. caudiciferum
TJM2: Cistanthe umbellata




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Distribution by County: See a detailed   Distribution Grid  of this plant in California.
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    CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.
 Information about  Calyptridium umbellatum  from other sources:
Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images

website references on Google

USDA PLANTS Profile (CIUMU)

Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX

2012 Jepson Manual Treament from the Jepson Herbarium,
University of California, Berkeley

Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database

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    Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, based on data contributed by dozens of public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of Calif. Herbaria. [web application]. 2013. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: May 24, 2013).

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