Claytonia scammaniana

Hultén

Bot. Not. 1939: 826. 1939.

Common names: Scamman’s claytoni a
Synonyms: Montia scammaniana (Hultén) S. L. Welsh
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 474. Mentioned on page 467.

Plants perennial, rhizomatous; rhizomes 0.5–3 mm diam. Stems 4–10 cm. Leaves: basal leaves petiolate, sheathing at base, blade linear or oblong to narrowly spatulate, 1–10 × 0.1–1 cm, tapering to elongate petiole; cauline leaves sessile, blade narrowly lanceolate to ovate, 0.2–1.5 × 0.1–0.5 cm. Inflorescences ebracteate. Flowers 10–20 mm diam.; sepals 4–7 mm, petals pink to rich purple, 10–18 mm; ovules 6. Seeds (1–) 6, 2–3 mm, smooth, elaiosome 0.5 mm. 2n = 16, ca. 40.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Talus and scree slopes on serpentine
Elevation: 50-2000 m

Distribution

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Yukon, Alaska, Eurasia (Russia)

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Claytonia scammaniana"
obtuse +  and apiculate +
John M. Miller +
Hultén +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
occasionally dentate;crisped +
narrowly lanceolate +  and ovate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +
scale-like +
membranous +
whorled +  and opposite +
connate +, or +  and distinct +
3 (?) +  and 2 (?) +
Scamman’s claytoni a +
Yukon +, Alaska +  and Eurasia (Russia) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +
50-2000 m +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Talus and scree slopes on serpentine +
terminal +  and axillary +
not articulate +
subrosulate +, rosulate +, alternate +, subopposite +  and opposite +
cauline +  and basal +
plurilocular +
globose +
pink +  and rich purple +
connate +  and distinct +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
Flowering Jun–Jul. +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
capillary +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
dispersed +
3 +  and 6 +
smooth +  and tuberculate +
rounded +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (?) +, 0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +
persistent +
unequal +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
decumbent +  and erect +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Montia scammaniana +
Claytonia scammaniana +
Claytonia +
species +
not deciduous +
fleshy +  and succulent +
8 +, 7 +, 6 +  and 5 +