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Carolina spring-beauty

Sierra Nevada claytonia, Sierra Spring beauty

Habit Plants perennial, with globose tubers 10–20 mm diam.; periderm 1–5 mm. Plants perennial, rhizomatous; rhizome 4–8 mm diam.; periderm 5–15 mm.
Stems

6–25 cm.

3–10 cm.

Leaves

basal leaves 6–21, petiolate, blade elliptic or spatulate, 3–5 × 1–3 cm;

cauline leaves abruptly petiolate, blade lanceolate to spatulate or ovate, 4–8 × 0.5–2.5 cm.

basal leaves sessile, blade spatulate to rhombic or ovate, 2–10 × 0.2–3 cm;

cauline leaves sessile, blade ovate, 0.5–2 × 0.2–0.5 cm.

Inflorescences

1-bracteate (rarely with 2 bracts).

ebracteate.

Flowers

8–12 mm diam.;

sepals 3–5 mm;

petals white, pink, or candy-striped, 6–10 mm;

ovules 6.

12–16 mm diam.;

sepals 2–3 mm;

petals pink to magenta, 8–12 mm;

ovules 6.

Seeds

2–4 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1–2 mm.

(1–)6, 2–3 mm, shiny and smooth;

elaiosome 1 mm or less.

2n

= 16, 24, 25, 26, 27, 36, 38.

= 14.

Claytonia caroliniana

Claytonia nevadensis

Phenology Flowering Mar–Jun. Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat Wetlands and riparian hardwood forests Mountain fell-fields
Elevation 0-1400 m (0-4600 ft) 2000-3500 m (6600-11500 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CT; GA; IA; KY; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; NC; NH; NY; PA; TN; VA; VT; WI; WV; NB; NF; NS; ON; PE; QC
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CA; NV; OR
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Source FNA vol. 4, p. 467. FNA vol. 4, p. 470.
Parent taxa Portulacaceae > Claytonia Portulacaceae > Claytonia
Sibling taxa
C. acutifolia, C. arctica, C. arenicola, C. cordifolia, C. exigua, C. gypsophiloides, C. lanceolata, C. megarhiza, C. multiscapa, C. nevadensis, C. ogilviensis, C. palustris, C. parviflora, C. perfoliata, C. rosea, C. rubra, C. sarmentosa, C. saxosa, C. scammaniana, C. sibirica, C. tuberosa, C. umbellata, C. virginica, C. washingtoniana
C. acutifolia, C. arctica, C. arenicola, C. caroliniana, C. cordifolia, C. exigua, C. gypsophiloides, C. lanceolata, C. megarhiza, C. multiscapa, C. ogilviensis, C. palustris, C. parviflora, C. perfoliata, C. rosea, C. rubra, C. sarmentosa, C. saxosa, C. scammaniana, C. sibirica, C. tuberosa, C. umbellata, C. virginica, C. washingtoniana
Synonyms C. caroliniana var. lewisii, C. caroliniana var. spatulifolia Montia nevadensis
Name authority Michaux: Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 160. (1803) S. Watson: in W. H. Brewer et al., Bot. California 1: 77. (1876)
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