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Cistanthe umbellata
Also called Mt. Hood pussypaws, Mount Hood Pussypaws, Mount Hood Pussypaws [caudicifera], Mount Hood Umbellate Pussypaws, Mt. Hood Pussy Paws, Mt. Hood Umbellate Pussy Paws
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.
Calyptridium umbellatum is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in a number of habitat types, including areas inhospitable to many other plant types, such as those with alpine climates.
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