Montiaceae
Seaside pussypaws
Cistanthe maritima
- Family
- Montiaceae
- Genus
- Cistanthe
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Seaside pussypaws
Synonyms
- Calandrinia maritima Nutt.
- Claytonia maritima (Nutt.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tom Wainwright, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jose Luis Leon de la Luz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Madeleine Claire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mike Butler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ingo Renner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Diego Maldonado de la Torre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Casey H. Richart, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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- Mariposa pussypawsCistanthe pulchellaMontiaceae
- Pygmy pussypawsCistanthe pygmaeaMontiaceae
- Fourpetal pussypawsCistanthe quadripetalaMontiaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.