Species

Claytonia parviflora (Streambank springbeauty)

Claytonia parviflora. Photo: (c) 2008 Keir Morse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Claytonia parviflora is a species of wildflower in the Montiaceae family known by the common name streambank springbeauty. It is native to western North America from southwestern Canada to northwestern Mexico, where it can be found in many types of habitat, particularly areas that are moist in the spring. This is an annual herb growing in a clump or spreading to a maximum length of about 30 centimeters. The basal leaves have lance-shaped blades on long,…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Caryophyllales (Pinks, cactuses, and allies)
        Family: Montiaceae (Pussypaw family)
        Genus: Claytonia (Spring beauties)
        Section: Limnia (Claytonia sect. limnia)
        Species: Claytonia parviflora (Streambank springbeauty)

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