santa cruz mountains pussypaws

Calyptridium parryi var. hesseae

Member of pussypaws (genus Calyptridium)
pussypaw family (family Montiaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

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• style < 2 mm, generally included
• 4 petals per flower
• usually 3 stamens per flower
• Calflora claims it’s south of the bay, both east and west, but it has not yet been observed in the bay area on iNaturalist

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Chris’s observations: none

Not all sites agree about the scientific name:

• Calyptridium parryi var. hesseae → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
• Cistanthe parryi → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora