Claytonia arenicola
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 49. 1895.
Common names: Henderson’s claytonia
Endemic
Synonyms: Montia arenicola (L. F. Henderson) Howell
Plants annual, with minute, tuberous body; periderm absent. Stems 2–10 cm. Leaves: basal leaf-blades linear to narrowly lanceolate, 1–5 × 0.05–0.2 cm; cauline leaves sessile, blade linear, 1–3 cm. Inflorescences multibracteate; proximalmost bract 5–10 mm, leaflike, distal bracts 1 mm or less, reduced to membranous scales. Flowers 10–12 mm diam.; sepals 1.5–2.5 mm; petals white, pink, or candy-striped, 6–10 mm; ovules 6. Seeds (1–) 6, 1–2 mm, shiny and smooth; elaiosome 1 mm or less. 2n = 12.
Phenology: Flowering early Mar.
Habitat: Selaginella mats and crevices of cliffs and rock faces in Great Basin sagebrush and ponderosa pine belt
Elevation: 200-1200 m
Distribution
Idaho, Mont., Oreg., Wash.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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few;several +
occasionally dentate;crisped +
tuberous +
leaflike +
scale-like +
membranous +
3-valved +
dehiscent +
woody +
sessile +
Henderson’s claytonia +
reduced +
white +
solitary +
irregular +
symmetric +
showy +
multiple +
capsular +
2-9-carpelled +
Selaginella mats and crevices of cliffs and rock faces in Great Basin sagebrush and ponderosa pine belt +
single +
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racemose +
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clasping +
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Bull. Torrey Bot. Club +
1895 +
branched +
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Endemic +
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Claytonia arenicola +
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not deciduous +
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