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Claytonia multiscapa
Claytonia multiscapa Rydb.
Lanceleaf Springbeauty, Many-stem Springbeauty, Rydberg’s Spring Beauty
Portulacaceae (Purslane family)
Synonym(s): Claytonia lanceolata var. multiscapa
USDA Symbol: CLMU5
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Orange , YellowBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: CO , ID , MT , WA , WYCanada: BC
Native Habitat: Moist to dry grasslands and montane coniferous forests, often in swales with heavy, poorly drained clay soils to wet, rocky tundra.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC | FAC | FAC |
Web Reference
Webref 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 multiscapa in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Claytonia multiscapa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Claytonia multiscapa
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-12Research By: CBR