Claytonia scammaniana
Bot. Not. 1939: 826. 1939.
Common names: Scamman’s claytoni a
Synonyms: Montia scammaniana (Hultén) S. L. Welsh
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
Yukon, Alaska, Eurasia (Russia)
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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petiolate +
sheathing +
few;several +
occasionally dentate;crisped +
leaflike +
scale-like +
membranous +
3-valved +
dehiscent +
woody +
sessile +
Scamman’s claytoni a +
white +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +
solitary +
irregular +
symmetric +
showy +
multiple +
capsular +
2-9-carpelled +
single +
ebracteate +
racemose +
spikelike +
not articulate +
clasping +
hygroscopic +
involute +
glabrous +
plurilocular +
superior +
globose +
1-many +
absent +
Bot. Not. +
1939 +
branched +
capillary +
fibrous +
black +
dispersed +
shiny +
rounded +
leaflike +
persistent +
2;9 +
unequal +
opposite +
adnate +
aerial +
subterranean +
branched +
absent +
Claytonia scammaniana +
Claytonia +
species +
not deciduous +
rhizomatous +
perennial +