familyPortulacaceae
genusClaytonia
speciesClaytonia parviflora
subspeciesClaytonia parviflora subsp. parviflora

Claytonia parviflora subsp. parviflora

John M. Miller
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 471.

Basal leaf-blades linear, 1–15 × 0.05–0.3 cm. Cauline leaf-blades perfoliate, 2–10 cm diam. Flowers 2–8 mm diam., petals white or pink. 2n = 24, 36, 48.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat: Waste ground, landslides, highway margins, heavily grazed land
Elevation: 0-2000 m

Distribution

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

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
48 +, 36 +  and 24 +
Apex shape
obtuse +  and apiculate +
Attachment point arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Author
John M. Miller +
Authority
Douglas ex Hooker +
Basal leaf-blade arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Basal leaf-blade length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Basal leaf-blade width
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
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-blade architecture
perfoliate +
Cauline leaf-blade diameter
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf architecture
sessile +
Cauline leaf arrangement
whorled +  and opposite +
Cauline leaf fusion
connate +, or +  and distinct +
Cauline leaf quantity
3 (?) +  and 2 (?) +
Distribution
B.C. +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Oreg. +  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 />) +
Elevation
0-2000 m +
Flower architecture
solitary +
Flower architecture or course
irregular +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower diameter
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Flower prominence
showy +
Form quantity
multiple +
Fruit architecture
capsular +
Gynoecium architecture
2-9-carpelled +
Habitat
Waste ground, landslides, highway margins, heavily grazed land +
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
0 +
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 />) +
Phenology
Flowering Mar–Jun. +
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
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 subsp. parviflora +
Taxon parent
Claytonia parviflora +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
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 +