Calflora
Taxon  Report   11539    
Cistanthe ambigua  (S. Watson) Carolin ex Hershk.
Desert cistanthe ,   Desert Pussypaws
Cistanthe ambigua, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Calandrinia ambigua
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Family: Montiaceae  
Genus: Cistanthe

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSCalandrinia ambigua
More information about  Cistanthe ambigua
International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Landscape information from Calscape

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Consortium of California Herbaria 2

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 09/18/2021).