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Sierra Nevada claytonia, Sierra Spring beauty

broad leaf springbeauty, cordate-leaf spring beauty, heart-leaf spring-beauty

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

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
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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.
Parent taxa Portulacaceae > Claytonia Portulacaceae > Claytonia
Sibling taxa
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
C. acutifolia, C. arctica, C. arenicola, C. caroliniana, 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
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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