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Calyptridium umbellatum - Pussy paws, cistanthe, Pussy toes

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Calyptridium umbellatum Lifeform:
Annual, Perennial herb
Family:
Portulacaceae
Elevation:
2500 - 14200 feet
© 2003 Steve Matson

New Names:
Cistanthe umbellata var. umbellata

Related species:
Calyptridium umbellatum var. caudiciferum
Calyptridium umbellatum var. umbellatum

Plant Communities:
Yellow Pine Forest
Red Fir Forest
Lodgepole Forest
Subalpine Forest
Alpine Fell-fields

Synonyms:
Calyptridium umbellatum var. caudiciferum
Calyptridium umbellatum var. umbellatum
Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera
Cistanthe umbellata var. umbellata
Cistanthe umbellata

Distribution

Counties:
Alpine
Amador
Butte
Calaveras
Colusa
Del Norte
El Dorado
Fresno
Glenn
Humboldt
Inyo
Kern
Lake
Lassen
Madera
Mendocino
Mono
Modoc
Mariposa
Nevada
Placer
Plumas
Riverside
Santa Barbara
San Bernardino
Santa Cruz
Shasta
Sierra
Siskiyou
Sonoma
Tehama
Trinity
Tulare
Tuolumne
Ventura

Jepson Bioregions:
Warner Mountains
White and Inyo Mountains
Klamath Ranges
North Coast Ranges
Cascade Range Foothills
High Cascade Range
Sierra Nevada Foothills
High Sierra Nevada
Tehachapi Mtns
SF Bay
Modoc Plateau
Sierra Nevada East