Claytonia cordifolia

S. Watson

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 365. 1882.

Common names: Cordate-leaved spring beauty
Endemic
Synonyms: Claytonia sibirica var. cordifolia (S. Watson) R. J. Davis Montia cordifolia (S. Watson) Pax & K. Hoffmann
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Mentioned on page 468.

Plants perennial, rhizomatous; rhizomes 4–8 mm diam.; periderm absent. Stems 5–30 cm. Leaves: basal leaves petiolate, blade ovate to deltate or cordate, 2–7 × 1–5 cm; cauline leaves sessile, blade ovate, 1–4 cm. Inflorescences ebracteate. Flowers 10–15 mm diam.; sepals 4–8 mm; petals white, 8–12 mm; ovules 6. Seeds (1–) 6, 1–2 mm diam., shiny and smooth; elaiosome 1 mm or less. 2n = 10, 20.


Phenology: Flowering May–Sep.
Habitat: Meadows, seeps
Elevation: 500-2000 m

Distribution

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B.C., Calif., Idaho, Mont., Nev., Oreg., Utah, Wash.

Discussion

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... more about "Claytonia cordifolia"
obtuse +  and apiculate +
John M. Miller +
S. Watson +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
occasionally dentate;crisped +
ovate +  and deltate or cordate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +  and 5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (?) +
scale-like +
membranous +
whorled +  and opposite +
connate +, or +  and distinct +
3 (?) +  and 2 (?) +
Cordate-leaved spring beauty +
B.C. +, Calif. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Nev. +, Oreg. +, Utah +  and Wash. +
500-2000 m +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Meadows, seeps +
terminal +  and axillary +
not articulate +
subrosulate +, rosulate +, alternate +, subopposite +  and opposite +
cauline +  and basal +
plurilocular +
globose +
connate +  and distinct +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Flowering May–Sep. +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
capillary +
dispersed +
smooth +  and tuberculate +
rounded +
persistent +
unequal +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
decumbent +  and erect +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Claytonia sibirica var. cordifolia +  and Montia cordifolia +
Claytonia cordifolia +
Claytonia +
species +
not deciduous +
fleshy +  and succulent +
8 +, 7 +, 6 +  and 5 +