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Calyptridium pulchellum
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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.
- Family
- Montiaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Calyptridium pulchellum
- Slug
- calyptridium-pulchellum
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Montiaceae
- Genus
- Calyptridium
- Species
- pulchellum
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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