Claytonia acutifolia
in J. J. Roemer et al., Syst. Veg. 5: 436. 1819.
Plants perennial, with stout, woody caudices; periderm beige to reddish when dried, 1–20 mm. Stems 5–40 cm. Leaves: basal leaves flaring at base into broad, membranous sheath, or sheath absent, blade linear to linear-lanceolate or lanceolate, 5–18 × 0.3–1.4 cm, apex acute; cauline leaves sessile or petiolate, blade linear to lanceolate, 1–4 × 0.5–1 cm, apex acute. Inflorescences multibracteate; bracts linear to subulate, 5–10 mm, apex acute. Flowers 10–18 mm diam.; sepals 6–12 mm, apex acute; petals white or pink to bright rose with yellow blotches at base, or white, 10–14 × 4–10 mm; ovules 6. Seeds 2–6, 2–3 mm diam., shiny and smooth to tuberculate; elaiosome 1–2 mm. 2n = 32.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Marshy ground in moss and lichen tundra and alder and birch thickets, scree and talus of mountain slopes
Elevation: 0-2000 m
Distribution
Alaska, Eurasia (Russia)
Discussion
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