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large flower miner's lettuce, large-flower Indian-lettuce, streambank springbeauty

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Mojave Indian-lettuce, streambank springbeauty

Basal leaf blades

filiform to linear, 1–10 × 0.05–0.4 cm.

spatulate, 1–10 × 0.3–1 cm.

Cauline leaf blades

perfoliate or slightly cleft, 1–5 cm diam.

perfoliate, 1–5 cm diam.

Flowers

10–12 mm diam., petals white or pink.

2–4 mm diam., petals white.

2n

= 12.

= 24.

Claytonia parviflora subsp. grandiflora

Claytonia parviflora subsp. utahensis

Phenology Flowering Feb–Apr. Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat Foothill pine/blue oak woodlands of Sierra Nevada foothills and lower slopes Rock crevices, moist alluvial fans
Elevation 100-1200 m (300-3900 ft) 100-2000 m (300-6600 ft)
Distribution
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CA
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AZ; CA; NV; UT; Mexico (Baja California)
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Source FNA vol. 4, p. 471. FNA vol. 4, p. 471.
Parent taxa Portulacaceae > Claytonia > Claytonia parviflora Portulacaceae > Claytonia > Claytonia parviflora
Sibling taxa
C. parviflora subsp. parviflora, C. parviflora subsp. utahensis, C. parviflora subsp. viridis
C. parviflora subsp. grandiflora, C. parviflora subsp. parviflora, C. parviflora subsp. viridis
Synonyms Limnia utahensis, C. perfoliata var. utahensis, Montia perfoliata var. utahensis
Name authority John M. Miller & K. L. Chambers: Novon 3: 270. (1993) (Rydberg) John M. Miller & K. L. Chambers: Novon 3: 271. (1993)
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