Calyptridium parryi

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|genus = Calyptridium

|species = parryi

|authority = A.Gray

|synonyms = *Cistanthe parryi (A.Gray) Hershk.

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| status = G3

| status_system = TNC

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Calyptridium parryi, synonym Cistanthe parryi, is a species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae.{{citation |title=Calyptridium parryi A.Gray |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:273943-2 |access-date=2021-03-23 }} It is known by the common name Parry's pussypaws.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} It is native to the southwestern United States and Baja California. It is a small annual herb producing spreading stems up to about 11 centimeters long. There is a basal rosette of small, thick, spoon-shaped leaves no more than about 3 centimeters long, with many along the stems as well. The inflorescence is a cluster a few centimeters wide, with each bearing three white petals surrounded by a few thin sepals. The fruit is a capsule less than a centimeter wide.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

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