Pronunciation: kal-ip-TRID-ee-um pig-MEE-um
Common name: Pygmy pussypaws
Family: Montiaceae (Montia)
Habitat: Sandy to gravelly soils andconifer forests to
11,000', San Bernardino Mts (San Gorgonio)
Blooming period: June to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Calyptridium
2) pygmaeum