Burke: Claytonia lanceolata vs. Claytonia multiscapa

	Claytonia lanceolata	Claytonia multiscapa
	lanceleaf springbeauty	Rydberg's 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 lanceolata	Claytonia multiscapa
Flowering time	April-July	May-July
Habitat	Sagebrush foothills to alpine slopes, usually where vernally moist.	Rocky subalpine to alpine slopes and outcroppings.
Distribution	Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and Sasketchewan. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; in scattered locations from British Columbia south to Washington; east to Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Origin	Native	Native
Conservation status	Not of concern	Endangered in Washington (WANHP)
Sibling taxa	C. arenicola, C. cordifolia, C. exigua, C. megarhiza, C. multiscapa, C. parviflora, C. perfoliata, C. rubra, C. sibirica, C. umbellata, C. washingtoniana	C. arenicola, C. cordifolia, C. exigua, C. lanceolata, C. megarhiza, C. parviflora, C. perfoliata, C. rubra, C. sibirica, C. umbellata, C. washingtoniana
Subordinate taxa		C. multiscapa ssp. pacifica
Web links	Local floras: BC, CA, OR, WA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	Local floras: BC, WA Local Web sites: Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Claytonia lanceolata

Claytonia multiscapa

lanceleaf springbeauty

Rydberg's 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 lanceolata

Claytonia multiscapa

Flowering time

April-July

May-July

Habitat

Sagebrush foothills to alpine slopes, usually where vernally moist.

Rocky subalpine to alpine slopes and outcroppings.

Distribution

Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and Sasketchewan.

[WildflowerSearch map]

[BONAP county map]

Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; in scattered locations from British Columbia south to Washington; east to Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.

[WildflowerSearch map]

[BONAP county map]

Origin

Native

Conservation status

Not of concern

Endangered in Washington (WANHP)

Sibling taxa