Claytonia nevadensis |
Claytonia cordifolia |
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Sierra Nevada claytonia, Sierra Spring beauty |
broad leaf springbeauty, cordate-leaf spring beauty, heart-leaf spring-beauty |
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Habit | Plants perennial, rhizomatous; rhizome 4–8 mm diam.; periderm 5–15 mm. | Plants perennial, rhizomatous; rhizomes 4–8 mm diam.; periderm absent. |
Stems | 3–10 cm. |
5–30 cm. |
Leaves | 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. |
basal leaves petiolate, blade ovate to deltate or cordate, 2–7 × 1–5 cm; cauline leaves sessile, blade ovate, 1–4 cm. |
Inflorescences | ebracteate. |
ebracteate. |
Flowers | 12–16 mm diam.; sepals 2–3 mm; petals pink to magenta, 8–12 mm; ovules 6. |
10–15 mm diam.; sepals 4–8 mm; petals white, 8–12 mm; ovules 6. |
Seeds | (1–)6, 2–3 mm, shiny and smooth; elaiosome 1 mm or less. |
(1–)6, 1–2 mm diam., shiny and smooth; elaiosome 1 mm or less. |
2n | = 14. |
= 10, 20. |
Claytonia nevadensis |
Claytonia cordifolia |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Aug. | Flowering May–Sep. |
Habitat | Mountain fell-fields | Meadows, seeps |
Elevation | 2000-3500 m (6600-11500 ft) | 500-2000 m (1600-6600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; NV; OR
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CA; ID; MT; NV; OR; UT; WA; BC
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Source | FNA vol. 4, p. 470. | FNA vol. 4. |
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Synonyms | Montia nevadensis | C. sibirica var. cordifolia, Montia cordifolia |
Name authority | S. Watson: in W. H. Brewer et al., Bot. California 1: 77. (1876) | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 365. (1882) |
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