Flora of North America species comparison

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Claytonia rubra subsp. depressa
Photo is of parent taxon

cushion miner's-lettuce, red stem spring beauty
Habit Plants annual.
Cauline leaves

usually connate on only 1 side or perfoliate.
Basal leaf blades

lanceolate, spatulate, rhombic, or ovate.
2n

= 24, 36.

Claytonia rubra subsp. depressa
Phenology Flowering Feb–Apr.
Habitat Sand spits, fallow fields, shrublands
Elevation 0-500 m (0-1600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; ID; NV; OR; UT; WA; BC
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 4, p. 473.
Parent taxa Portulacaceae > Claytonia > Claytonia rubra
Sibling taxa
C. rubra subsp. rubra
Synonyms C. parviflora var. depressa, C. perfoliata var. depressa, Montia perfoliata var. depressa
Name authority (A. Gray) John M. Miller & K. L. Chambers: Novon 3: 270. (1993)
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