Calyptridium pygmaeum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Calyptridium pygmaeum Parish ex Rydb.

Pygmy pussypaws

2023 Chloe and Trevor Van Loon

2012 Michael Charters

2014 Joy England

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).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~43 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: Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Cistanthe pygmaea
PLANTS	Cistanthe pygmaea

Information about Calyptridium pygmaeum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CIPY) 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.2 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/15/2025).