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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Claytonia lanceolata
Phenology Observation Sheet for Wildflowers and Herbs

COMMON NAME

Lanceleaf springbeauty

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Claytonia lanceolata

ALSO KNOWN AS

western spring beauty

Plant family

(Montiaceae)

Plant group

Wildflowers and Herbs

Lanceleaf springbeauty is a small spring ephemeral perennial plant native to western North America.
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Identification hints

Lanceleaf springbeauty is a delicate plant with one to a few lance-shaped green leaves, and clusters of 3 to 15 flowers with five white to pinkish petals. The anthers are often pink at the tips. The basal leaves are often gone by the time the flowers appear.
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Lanceleaf springbeauty grows especially well in alpine climates. The roots of spring beauty are a favorite food of marmots and bears. Various groups of Indigenous people of North America also ate the tuber, pods, and leaves of he plant.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
California , Colorado , Idaho , Montana , New Mexico , Nevada , Oregon , Utah , Washington , Wyoming
HABITAT
Lanceleaf springbeauty is found in sagebrush and montane foothills to alpine slopes, particularly where snow persists.
ATTRIBUTES
Leaves
Lanceleaf springbeauty has a few linear to oval-shaped fleshy leaves that branch oppositely from the flowering stem and also emerge from the base of the plant. Leaves are often absent when flowering begins.
Flowers
The flowers are arranged in loose clusters of 3 to 15 small, bowl-shaped flowers. Flowers have five white to pinkish petals, rarely light yellow to orange, and sometimes with darker pink to purple shading. Flowers also have five stamens and three styles that protrude from the center of the flower. Occasionally the anthers are pink or magenta.
Fruits
Fruits of lanceleaf springbeauty are small capsules that contain a few shiny black seeds.
Bloom Time
Lanceleaf springbeauty blooms from April to July, depending on elevation.

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