NameThatPlant.net: Claytonia caroliniana

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Claytonia caroliniana FAMILY Montiaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Carolina Spring-beauty at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Claytonia caroliniana var. caroliniana FAMILY Portulacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 070-01-002:

Claytonia caroliniana FAMILY Portulacaceae

COMMON NAME:
Carolina Spring-beauty

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Claytonia caroliniana FAMILY Montiaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Claytonia caroliniana var. caroliniana FAMILY Portulacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 070-01-002:
Claytonia caroliniana FAMILY Portulacaceae

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Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Moist forests, especially northern hardwood forests and cove forests at moderate to high elevations, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

Common in NC Mountains, rare in GA

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & opposite (1 pair of stem leaves)

FLOWER:
Spring
White/Pink
Radially symmetrical
2 persistent sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule

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