CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Calyptridium pulchellum

Common Name:	Mariposa pussypaws
Family:	Montiaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDPOR09060
Full Name:	Calyptridium pulchellum (Eastw.) Hoov.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	CIPU5

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: April - August Habitat: sandy or gravelly, granitic. • Chaparral • Cismontane woodland

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: FT Threatened (09/14/98) State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S1 S1: Critically Imperiled. Global Rank: G1 G1: Critically Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 9
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

1 3 5 0 0 0

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
3	6

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
9	0	0

Notes

Threatened by development, grazing, non-native plants, and vehicles. USFWS uses the name Cistanthe pulchella. See Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 29:79 (1902) for original description, Leaflets of Western Botany 2(13):222-225 (1940) for revised nomenclature, Brittonia 27:197-208 (1975) for taxonomic treatment, and Madroño 28(3):188 (1981) for distributional information.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 1980-01-01
Last Update: 2012-07-31

Location

Elevation: 400 - 1220 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Fresno (FRE), Madera (MAD), Mariposa (MPA)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Cascadel Point (397B) 37119B4, Auberry (397C) 37119A4, O'Neals (398B) 37119B6, Bass Lake (418C) 37119C5, Ahwahnee (418D) 37119C6, Mariposa (419B) 37119D8

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Game: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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