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Claytonia megarhiza var. megarhiza
Claytonia megarhiza (A. Gray) Parry ex S. Watson var. megarhiza
Alpine Spring Beauty, Alpine Springbeauty, Fell Fields Claytonia, Fell-fields Claytonia
Portulacaceae (Purslane family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CLMEM
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , PinkBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: CO , ID , MT , NM , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC , NT , YT
Native Habitat: Talus, scree, gravelly slopes.
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 megarhiza var. megarhiza in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Claytonia megarhiza var. megarhiza in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Claytonia megarhiza var. megarhiza
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-12Research By: CBR