Calflora Taxon Report
Calyptridium pygmaeum  Parish ex Rydb.
Pygmy pussypaws
Calyptridium pygmaeum is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).
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
Observation Search
~48 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Bloom Period
Genus: Calyptridium
Family: Montiaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEFCistanthe pygmaea
PLANTSCistanthe pygmaea
Information about Calyptridium pygmaeum from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (CIPY)

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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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