Pronunciation: kal-ip-TRID-ee-um mon-oh-SPER-mum
Common name: Pussypaws
Family: Portulacaceae (Purslane)
Habitat: Open sandy or gravelly places, 4500-10,800',
subalpine yellow pine forest to alpine
Blooming period: May to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Calyptridium
2) monospermum