Claytonia rubra |
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cushion miner's lettuce, erubescent lettuce, red miners lettuce |
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Habit | Fleshy annuals, the stems 1-10 cm. tall. |
Leaves | Basal leaves usually in flattened rosettes 0.5-6 cm. wide, the blades strongly reddish, narrowly rhombic to ovate, spatulate or ladle-shaped; cauline leaves opposite, sessile, the blades ovate, distinct or united. |
Flowers | Inflorescence a raceme, subtended by a leaf-like bract 0.5-15 mm. in diameter; flowers 2-5 mm. in diameter; sepals 2, 1.5-2.5 mm. long; petals 5, white to pale pinkish, 2-3 mm. long; stamens opposite the petals. |
Fruits | Capsule 3-ovuled. |
Claytonia rubra |
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Flowering time | April-July |
Habitat | Open areas from sea level to middle elevations in the mountains. |
Distribution | Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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Origin | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern |
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