What is Cistanthe monandra?
{{speciesbox |image = Cistanthe_monandra_1.jpg |genus = Cistanthe |species = monandra |authority = ([[Nutt.]]) [[Mark A. Hershkovitz|Hershk.]] |synonyms = ''Calyptridium monandrum'' }} '''''Cystanthe monandra''''' is a species of flowering plant. It is known as the '''common pussypaws'''.<ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242415716 Flora of North America]</ref><ref>[[Mark_A._Hershkovitz| Hershkowitz MA]] [[1990]] Nomenclatural changes in Portulacaceae [https://archive.org/stream/cbarchive_123317_nomenclaturalchangesinportulac1933/nomenclaturalchangesinportulac1933_djvu.txt Phytologia 68(4):267-270]</ref> The plant is native to the [[Southwestern United States]], [[Southern California]], and nearby Baja California. It grows in sandy areas such as deserts and coastal and mountain [[scrub]] [[habitats]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{wikispecies|Cistanthe monandra}} [[Category:Caryophyllales]]