familyPortulacaceae
genusClaytonia
speciesClaytonia sibirica

Claytonia sibirica

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 204. 1753.

John M. Miller
Common names: Candy flower
Synonyms: Montia sibirica (Linnaeus) Howell Montia sibirica var. bulbifera (A. Gray) B. L. Robinson Montia sibirica var. heterophylla (Torrey & A. Gray) B. L. Robinson
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 474. Mentioned on page 465, 466.

Plants annual or perennial, rhizomatous, producing bulblets or stolons; periderm absent. Stems 5–40 cm. Leaves: basal leaves petiolate, 3–20 cm, blade linear, lanceolate, or deltate, 2–7 × 1–5 cm; cauline leaves sessile, distinct, blade lanceolate to ovate, 1–5 cm. Inflorescences multibracteate; bracts leaflike, 5–30 mm. Flowers 8–20 mm diam., sepals 3–5 mm; petals white, candy-striped, or pink, 8–14 mm; ovules 3. Seeds (1–) 3, 2–3 mm, shiny and smooth; elaiosome 1 mm. 2n = 12, 24, 36.


Phenology: Flowering Feb–Aug.
Habitat: Thickets of red alder, dogwood, vine-leaf maple, moist shaded coniferous forests
Elevation: 0-2000 m

Distribution

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B.C., Alaska, Calif., Idaho, Mont., Oreg., Wash., Eurasia (Russia)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
36 +, 24 +  and 12 +
Apex shape
obtuse +  and apiculate +
Attachment point arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Author
John M. Miller +
Authority
Linnaeus +
Basal leaf architecture
petiolate +
Basal leaf quantity
few;several +
Basal leaf some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
Blade length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 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 /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Blade width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +  and 5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (?) +
Bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Bract shape
scale-like +
Bract some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
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
distinct +
Cauline leaf quantity
3 (?) +  and 2 (?) +
Common name
Candy flower +
Distribution
B.C. +, Alaska +, Calif. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Oreg. +, Wash. +  and Eurasia (Russia) +
Elaiosome coloration
white +
Elaiosome some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
Elevation
0-2000 m +
Flower architecture
solitary +
Flower architecture or course
irregular +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower diameter
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 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
Thickets of red alder, dogwood, vine-leaf maple, moist shaded coniferous forests +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Barbara Alongi +
Individual quantity
single +
Inflorescence architecture
multibracteate +
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 +, candy-striped +  and white +
Petal fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +
Petal some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering Feb–Aug. +
Publication title
Sp. Pl. +
Publication year
1753 +
Reference
None +
Root architecture
branched +
Root shape
capillary +
Root texture
fibrous +
Seed architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Seed atypical quantity
1 (3) +
Seed coloration
black +
Seed density
dispersed +
Seed quantity
3 +
Seed reflectance
shiny +
Seed relief
smooth +  and tuberculate +
Seed shape
rounded +
Seed some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +
Sepal architecture or shape
leaflike +
Sepal duration
persistent +
Sepal quantity
2;9 +
Sepal size
unequal +
Sepal some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V4/V4 954.xml +
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 /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Stems tuber location
subterranean +
Stigma quantity
3 +
Style architecture
branched +
Style presence
absent +
Style quantity
1 +
Synonyms
Montia sibirica +, Montia sibirica var. bulbifera +  and Montia sibirica var. heterophylla +
Taxon family
Portulacaceae +
Taxon name
Claytonia sibirica +
Taxon parent
Claytonia +
Taxon rank
species +
Valve duration
not deciduous +
Volume
Volume 4 +
Whole organism architecture
rhizomatous +
Whole organism duration
perennial +  and annual +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism texture
fleshy +  and succulent +
X chromosome quantity
8 +, 7 +, 6 +  and 5 +