Sand Cress

Calyptridium monandrum

F N A: Cistanthe monandra.

Family: Montiaceae (MINER'S LETTUCE), Portulacaceae (PURSLANE).
Other common names: pussy paws, common pussypaws.
Generic common name: PUSSYPAWS.

Location: Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: China Flat Trail, burned chaparral, March 2006.

Characteristics: Native, Green, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Early Spring, Late Spring.