familyPortulacaceae
genusClaytonia
speciesClaytonia sarmentosa

Claytonia sarmentosa

C. A. Meyer

Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 1: 137. 1829.

John M. Miller
Common names: Creeping spring beauty
Illustrated
Synonyms: Montia sarmentosa (C. A. Meyer) B. L. Robinson
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 474. Mentioned on page 467, 473.
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Illustrator: Barbara Alongi

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Plants perennial, with minute, tuberous body, producing rhizomes and stolons; rhizomes 0.5–3 mm diam.; periderm absent. Stems 1–20 cm. Leaves: basal leaves 1–15 cm, blade elliptic to spatulate, 1–8 × 1–2 cm; cauline leaves sessile, blade lanceolate to ovate, 2 times or less longer than broad, 1–2 cm. Inflorescences ebracteate. Flowers 15–20 mm diam.; sepals 6–8 mm; petals pink to magenta with yellow blotch at base, 10–16 mm; ovules 6. Seeds (1–) 6, 2–4 mm, shiny and smooth; elaiosome prominent, 2–3 mm. 2n = 10, 12, 16, 24.


Phenology: Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat: Moist tundra and meadows
Elevation: 0-2000 m

Distribution

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B.C., Yukon, Alaska, Russia

Discussion

Claytonia sarmentosa reproduces almost entirely from stolons and rhizomes.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"timesorlesslongerthanbroad" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

... more about "Claytonia sarmentosa"
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2n chromosome quantity
24 +, 16 +, 12 +  and 10 +
Apex shape
obtuse +  and apiculate +
Attachment point arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Author
John M. Miller +
Authority
C. A. Meyer +
Basal leaf quantity
few;several +
Basal leaf some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Blade length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Blade margin architecture or shape
entire +
Blade margin shape
occasionally dentate;crisped +
Blade shape
lanceolate +  and ovate +
Blade some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Blade width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +  and 2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
Blotch coloration
yellow +
Body architecture
tuberous +
Body size
minute +
Bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Bract shape
scale-like +
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
Creeping spring beauty +
Distribution
B.C. +, Yukon +, Alaska +  and Russia +
Elaiosome coloration
white +
Elaiosome prominence
prominent +
Elaiosome some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 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
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Flower prominence
showy +
Form quantity
multiple +
Fruit architecture
capsular +
Gynoecium architecture
2-9-carpelled +
Habitat
Moist tundra and meadows +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Barbara Alongi +
Individual quantity
single +
Inflorescence architecture
ebracteate +
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
6 +
Periderm presence
absent +
Petal atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Petal coloration
pink +  and magenta +
Petal fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +
Petal some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering May–Aug. +
Publication title
Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou +
Publication year
1829 +
Reference
None +
Rhizome architecture
tuberous +
Rhizome diameter
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Rhizome size
minute +
Root architecture
branched +
Root shape
capillary +
Root texture
fibrous +
Seed architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Seed atypical quantity
1 (6) +
Seed coloration
black +
Seed density
dispersed +
Seed quantity
6 +
Seed reflectance
shiny +
Seed relief
smooth +  and tuberculate +
Seed shape
rounded +
Seed some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (?) +
Sepal architecture or shape
leaflike +
Sepal duration
persistent +
Sepal quantity
2;9 +
Sepal size
unequal +
Sepal some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Source xml
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Special status
Illustrated +
Stamen arrangement
opposite +
Stamen fusion
adnate +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem location
aerial +
Stem orientation
decumbent +  and erect +
Stem some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
Stems tuber location
subterranean +
Stigma quantity
3 +
Style architecture
branched +
Style presence
absent +
Style quantity
1 +
Synonyms
Montia sarmentosa +
Taxon family
Portulacaceae +
Taxon name
Claytonia sarmentosa +
Taxon parent
Claytonia +
Taxon rank
species +
Valve duration
not deciduous +
Volume
Volume 4 +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism texture
fleshy +  and succulent +
X chromosome quantity
8 +, 7 +, 6 +  and 5 +