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mariposa pussypaws
Calyptridium pulchellum
Calyptridium pulchellum, synonym Cistanthe pulchella, is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae. It is known by the common name Mariposa pussypaws. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada foothills of central California, where it is known from only a few scattered occurrences. It grows on barren patches of granite gravel in woodland and grasslands. It is a federally listed threatened species.
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Description
It is a small red-green annual plant radiating spreading stems commonly 2 to 7 centimetres (0.79 to 2.76 in), up to 10 to 20 centimetres (3.9 to 7.9 in) long. There is a basal rosette of tiny, thick leaves. The inflorescence is a number of more or less spherical clusters of rose-colored petals and thin sepals. The fruit is a tiny translucent capsule containing one or two seeds.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 75960.