familyPortulacaceae
genusClaytonia
speciesClaytonia parviflora

Claytonia parviflora

Douglas ex Hooker

Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 225, plate 73. 1832.

John M. Miller
Common names: Indian-lettuce
IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Claytonia perfoliata var. parviflora (Douglas ex Hooker) Torrey Montia perfoliata var. parviflora (Douglas ex Hooker) Jepson
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Mentioned on page 471.

Plants annual, with minute, tuberous bodies; periderm absent. Stems 5–30 cm. Leaves: blades green or pink, not glaucous; basal leaves petiolate, blade linear (sometimes filiform), narrowly lanceolate, spatulate, or rhombic, 1–15 × 0.5–1 cm; cauline leaves sessile, blade linear and 0.5–4 cm, or perfoliate and 10 cm or less diam. Inflorescences 1-bracteate; bract 0.5–15 mm, leaflike. Flowers 2–12 mm diam.; sepals 1.5–4 mm; petals white or pink, 2–8 mm; ovules 3. Seeds 1–2.5 mm diam., shiny and smooth or with low tubercles, not pebbly; elaiosome 1–3 mm. 2n = 12, 24, 36, 48.

Distribution

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

Discussion

Subspecies 4 (4 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

Key

1 Cauline leaves distinct and linear or trullate or deeply cleft into 2 ovate segments Claytonia parviflora subsp. viridis
1 Cauline leaves perfoliate or slightly cleft > 2
2 Basal leaf blades spatulate, 0.3-1 cm wide; desert ranges Claytonia parviflora subsp. utahensis
2 Basal leaf blades filiform to linear, 0.05-0.5 cm wide; Sierra Nevada, interior valleys, coast > 3
3 Flowers 2-8 mm diam.; Sierra Nevada, interior valleys, coast Claytonia parviflora subsp. parviflora
3 Flowers 10-12 mm diam.; Sierra Nevada foothills Claytonia parviflora subsp. grandiflora
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2n chromosome quantity
48 +, 36 +, 24 +  and 12 +
Apex shape
obtuse +  and apiculate +
Attachment point arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Author
John M. Miller +
Authority
Douglas ex Hooker +
Basal leaf architecture
petiolate +
Basal leaf quantity
few;several +
Blade architecture
perfoliate +
Blade arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Blade character
diam +
Blade coloration
pink +  and green +
Blade length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Blade margin architecture or shape
entire +
Blade margin shape
occasionally dentate;crisped +
Blade pubescence
not glaucous +
Blade shape
rhombic +, spatulate +, lanceolate +  and linear +
Blade some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Blade width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +  and 1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
Body architecture
tuberous +
Body size
minute +
Bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Bract shape
scale-like +
Bract some measurement
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Bract texture
membranous +
Capsule architecture
3-valved +
Capsule dehiscence
dehiscent +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline leaf architecture
sessile +
Cauline leaf arrangement
whorled +  and opposite +
Cauline leaf fusion
connate +, or +  and distinct +
Cauline leaf quantity
3 (?) +  and 2 (?) +
Common name
Indian-lettuce +
Distribution
B.C. +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Nev. +, Oreg. +, Utah +  and Wash. +
Elaiosome coloration
white +
Elaiosome some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Flower architecture
solitary +
Flower architecture or course
irregular +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower diameter
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Flower prominence
showy +
Form quantity
multiple +
Fruit architecture
capsular +
Gynoecium architecture
2-9-carpelled +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Barbara Alongi +
Individual quantity
single +
Inflorescence architecture
1-bracteate +
Inflorescence arrangement
racemose +
Inflorescence position
terminal +  and axillary +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescence shape
spikelike +
Leaf architecture
not articulate +
Leaf architecture or fixation
clasping +
Leaf arrangement
subrosulate +, rosulate +, alternate +, subopposite +  and opposite +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Margin architecture
hygroscopic +
Margin shape or vernation
involute +
Node pubescence
glabrous +
Number of lower taxa
4 +
Ovary architecture
plurilocular +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
superior +
Ovary quantity
1 +
Ovary shape
globose +
Ovule placentation
1-many +
Ovule quantity
3 +
Periderm presence
absent +
Petal atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Petal coloration
pink +  and white +
Petal fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +
Petal some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Publication title
Fl. Bor.-Amer. +
Publication year
1832 +
Reference
None +
Root architecture
branched +
Root shape
capillary +
Root texture
fibrous +
Seed architecture or pubescence or relief
with low tubercles +  and smooth +
Seed atypical quantity
1 (3) +
Seed coloration
black +
Seed density
dispersed +
Seed diameter
1mm;2.5mm +
Seed quantity
3 +  and 6 +
Seed reflectance
shiny +
Seed relief
not pebbly +
Seed shape
rounded +
Sepal architecture or shape
leaflike +
Sepal duration
persistent +
Sepal quantity
2;9 +
Sepal size
unequal +
Sepal some measurement
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Source xml
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Special status
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Stamen arrangement
opposite +
Stamen fusion
adnate +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem location
aerial +
Stem orientation
decumbent +  and erect +
Stem some measurement
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Stems tuber location
subterranean +
Stigma quantity
3 +
Style architecture
branched +
Style presence
absent +
Style quantity
1 +
Synonyms
Claytonia perfoliata var. parviflora +  and Montia perfoliata var. parviflora +
Taxon family
Portulacaceae +
Taxon name
Claytonia parviflora +
Taxon parent
Claytonia +
Taxon rank
species +
Tubercle position
low +
Valve duration
not deciduous +
Volume
Volume 4 +
Whole organism duration
annual +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism texture
fleshy +  and succulent +
X chromosome quantity
8 +, 7 +, 6 +  and 5 +