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Pussypaw Family
(Family Montiaceae)
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Montiaceae are a family of flowering plants, comprising about 14 genera with about 230 known species, ranging from herbaceous plants to shrubs. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution.
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Pussy Paws
(Genus Cistanthe)
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Cistanthe is a plant genus which includes most plants known as pussypaws. These are small, succulent flowering plants which often bear brightly colored flowers, though they vary quite a bit between species in appearance. Some species have flowers that are tightly packed into fluffy-looking inflorescences, the trait that gives them their common name. Many are adapted to arid environments, with some able to withstand climates that almost completely lack rainfall. Cistanthe
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One-seeded Pussypaws
(Calyptridium monospermum)
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Cistanthe monosperma (formerly Calyptridium monospermum) is a perennial plant in the miner's lettuce family (Montiaceae), known by the common name one-seeded pussypaws. It was formerly classified in the purslane family (Portulacaceae).
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Mount Hood Pussypaws
(Calyptridium umbellatum)
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Cistanthe umbellata (formerly Calyptridium umbellatum) is a species of flowering plant in the purslane family known by the common name Mount Hood pussypaws. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in a number of habitat types, including in areas inhospitable to many plant types, such as those with alpine climates. It is a perennial herb forming generally two or more basal rosettes of thick, spoon-shaped leav
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Common Pussypaws
(Calyptridium monandrum)
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Cistanthe monandra (formerly Calyptridium monandrum) is a species of flowering plant in the Montiaceae family known by the common name common pussypaws.
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Desert Rockpurslane
(Cistanthe ambigua)
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Cistanthe ambigua (formerly Calandrinia ambigua) is a species of flowering plant in the Montiaceae family known by the common name desert pussypaws. It is native to the deserts of northern Mexico and Arizona and California in the United States, where it grows in sandy soils. This is an annual herb producing an upright stem to a maximum height of about 18 centimeters. The thick leaves are linear to spoon-shaped and grow along the stem rather than...
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Tweedy's Lewisia
(Lewisiopsis tweedyi)
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Lewisiopsis tweedyi is a flowering plant and sole species in genus Lewisiopsis. The species, formerly known as Cistanthe tweedyi and Lewisia tweedyi, is now classified in the Montiaceae family. The plant is known by the common names Tweedy's pussypaws, Tweedy's lewisia, or Tweedy's bitterroot. It is endemic to western North America in north-central Washington and adjacent British Columbia. It commonly grows on well-drained slopes ofte
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Rosy Calyptridium
(Calyptridium roseum)
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Cistanthe rosea (formerly Calyptridium roseum) is a species of flowering plant in the Montiaceae family commonly known as rosy pussypaws. It is native to the western United States from California to Wyoming, where it grows in forest and scrub. It is an annual herb, often reddish or pink in color, producing stems just a few centimeters long. The leaves are located in a rosette at the base and along the stems, and are up to 4...
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Four-petaled Pussypaws
(Calyptridium quadripetalum)
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Santa Cruz Mountains Pussypaws
(Calyptridium parryi var. hesseae)
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