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Claytonia caroliniana

Claytonia lanceolata

lanceleaf springbeauty
Habit Glabrous perennial from a deep-seated, globose, tuberous root 5-20 mm. in diameter, the 1-several flowering stems 6-20 cm. tall.
Leaves

Basal leaves 1 or 2, or often several, narrowly to broadly oblanceolate, up to 15 cm. long and 2-15 mm. wide;

cauline leaves 2, opposite, sessile, ovate to narrowly lanceolate, 1.5-6 cm. long and 5-20 mm. wide.
Flowers

Inflorescence a loose, one-sided, 3- to 20- flowered raceme, bracteate below;

pedicels 1-5 cm. long, arched;

sepals 2, 2.5-5 mm. long;

petals 5, white to deep pink, often with pink lines, occasionally yellow, 5-12 mm. long, attached at the base for 1-2 mm;

stamens 5, attached to the base of the petals;

styles 3.
Fruits

Capsule ovoid, 4 cm. long.

Claytonia caroliniana

Claytonia lanceolata
Flowering time April-July
Habitat Sagebrush foothills to alpine slopes, usually where vernally moist.
Distribution
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Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and Sasketchewan.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
C. arenicola, C. cordifolia, C. exigua, C. lanceolata, C. megarhiza, C. multiscapa, C. parviflora, C. perfoliata, C. rubra, C. sibirica, C. umbellata, C. washingtoniana
C. arenicola, C. cordifolia, C. exigua, C. megarhiza, C. multiscapa, C. parviflora, C. perfoliata, C. rubra, C. sibirica, C. umbellata, C. washingtoniana
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