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Claytonia rosea

Claytonia megarhiza

fell-fields Claytonia
Habit Perennial from a fleshy, elongated, simple or forked taproot up to 2 cm. thick, the crown simple or branched, the flowering stems several to many.
Leaves

Basal leaves numerous, fleshy, forming rosettes, the blade obovate-oblanceolate, 5-25 mm. wide, narrowed to a petiole 1- to 3-times as long as the blade;

cauline leaves 2, opposite, reduced, linear.
Flowers

Inflorescence a flat-topped raceme with 2-9 bracteate flowers;

pedicels 5-40 mm. long;

sepals 2, green or reddish, obtuse or acute, persistent, 4-9 mm. long;

petals 5, white to rose or deep pink, 7-15 mm. long;

stamens 5, attached to the base of the petals;

style 1, with 3 short stigmas.
Fruits

Capsule ovoid, 4-5 mm. long.

Claytonia rosea

Claytonia megarhiza
Flowering time June-August
Habitat Gravelly soil and talus slopes, mid- to high elevations in the mountains.
Distribution
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in the Wenatchee Mountains of Washington; in scattered locations from Northwest Territories to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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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. lanceolata, C. multiscapa, C. parviflora, C. perfoliata, C. rubra, C. sibirica, C. umbellata, C. washingtoniana
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