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Claytonia exigua
Claytonia exigua Torr. & A. Gray
Little Spring Beauty, Serpentine Springbeauty
Portulacaceae (Purslane family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CLEX2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 4 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , PinkBloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May
Distribution
USA: CA , ID , NV , OR , WACanada: BC
Native Habitat: Open places on bare clay banks, clayey soils or sand, or scree and talus slopes, fields, open woods.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Claytonia exigua in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Claytonia exigua in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Claytonia exigua
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-12Research By: CBR