Montiaceae
Mt. Hood pussypaws
Cistanthe umbellata
- Family
- Montiaceae
- Genus
- Cistanthe
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Mt. Hood pussypaws
Synonyms
- Calyptridium umbellatum (Torr.) Greene
- Calyptridium umbellatum var. caudiciferum (A.Gray) Jeps.
- Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera (A.Gray) Kartesz & Gandhi
- Cistanthe umbellata var. umbellata
- Spraguea umbellata Torr.
- Spraguea umbellata var. caudicifera A.Gray
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 365 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dawn Endico from Menlo Park, California, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: paddy_28, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: christine Lesca Maillard, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.