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Pictured: Cistanthe umbellata — the species. This variety isn’t separately illustrated.
Portulacaceae family
Mt. Hood Pussypaws (var. umbellata) Cistanthe umbellata var. umbellata variety
Native
Mt. Hood Pussypaws (var. umbellata) is an annual wildflower native to Canada and the lower 48 states.
More about this plant
Calyptridium umbellatum, synonym Cistanthe umbellata, is a species of flowering plant in the montia family known by the common name Mount Hood pussypaws or — especially outside the Pacific Northwest — simply pussy-paws. Wikipedia →
Growing & care
USDA PLANTS · TRY Conditions
Sources · Conditions
Cold hardiness (derived) — Hardiness
- Hardiness
- ≥ zone 6 derived from its U.S. range
Size & form
Sources · Size & form
USDA PLANTS — Lifespan
- Lifespan
- Annual
In the garden
Herb layer — Sits in the herb of a layered food forest or polyculture.Open guide →
derived roles
Species characteristics from USDA PLANTS (public domain) + TRY (CC BY) — general guidance, not a
guarantee for your exact site. Deer "browsing" is documented palatability, not a deer-proof claim.
Related plants
More Cistanthe →
Native
Common Pussypaws
Cistanthe monandra
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Native
Desert Pussypaws
Cistanthe ambigua
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Fourpetal Pussypaws
Cistanthe quadripetala
●○○○○ Native
Mariposa Pussypaws
Cistanthe pulchella
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Native
Oneseed Pussypaws
Cistanthe monosperma
●○○○○ Native
Parry's Pussypaws
Cistanthe parryi
●○○○○ Same genus / family, ranked by ecological value — from the PlantKey catalog
Sources for this entry (9) Open & cited
[01] Scientific name & family — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[02] Growth habit & duration — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[03] Native status & distribution — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[04] Common name — USDA PLANTS (via GBIF)
[05] Invasive / introduced status — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503) — native status
[06] Description — Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
[07] Ecological value — GloBI
[08] Cold hardiness (derived) — Derived from U.S. range × USDA PHZM zones
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