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Photo is of parent taxon

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

Photo is of parent taxon

Davidson's Indian-lettuce, green miner's lettuce, streambank springbeauty

Cauline leaves

distinct;

blade linear to trullate, 1–5 × 0.5–1 cm, or deeply cleft into 2 ovate segments.

Basal leaf blades

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

linear, 1–15 × 0.5–1 cm.

Cauline leaf blades

perfoliate or slightly cleft, 1–5 cm diam.

Flowers

10–12 mm diam., petals white or pink.

3–5 mm diam., petals white or pink.

2n

= 12.

= 24, 36.

Claytonia parviflora subsp. grandiflora

Claytonia parviflora subsp. viridis

Phenology Flowering Feb–Apr. Flowering Mar–May.
Habitat Foothill pine/blue oak woodlands of Sierra Nevada foothills and lower slopes Decomposed granite or sandstone
Elevation 100-1200 m (300-3900 ft) 100-2000 m (300-6600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
AZ; CA; NV; Mexico (Baja California)
[BONAP county map]
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. utahensis
Synonyms Montia spathulata var. viridis
Name authority John M. Miller & K. L. Chambers: Novon 3: 270. (1993) (Davidson) John M. Miller & K. L. Chambers: Novon 3: 271. (1993)
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