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Claytonia lanceolata Pursh

Lanceleaf springbeauty (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Montiaceae > Claytonia

Characteristics

Plants perennial, with globose tubers 5-20 mm diam.; periderm 1-5 mm. Stems 1-10 cm. Leaves: basal leaves 1-6, often absent at flowering, blade linear to lanceolate, 5-40 × 0.2-1.6 cm; cauline leaves sessile, blade ovate to narrowly lanceolate, 1-6 × 0.5-2 cm. Inflorescences 1-bracteate (rarely with 2 bracts). Flowers 8-14 mm diam.; sepals 4-6 mm; petals white to pink, rose, magenta, yellow, or deep orange, 5-20 mm; ovules 6. Seeds 2-2.5 mm diam., shiny and smooth; elaiosome 1-2 mm. 2n = 12, 16, 24, 32, 36, 44, 48, 52, 64, 74, ca. 90.
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A small herb. It grows 5-15 cm high. It has a corm 1 cm thick. The leaves at the base are usually about 2 and are oblong or sword shaped. The stems have 2 opposite leaves without stalks. They are broadly sword shaped. The flowers are at the end. There are a few flowers in a cluster. The petals are red coloured with purple veins. The fruit are 1 celled capsules with 3 valves.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.13 - 0.18
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Environment

Rich soils that are moist in spring from the foothills to alpine slopes. Sagebrush and montane foothills to alpine areas, particularly where snow persists, 500-3000 metres.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows high in the Rocky Mountains.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-4
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

The corms are eaten raw or cooked. The leaves can be eaten fresh or in salads. They can be cooked for 10-15 minutes and eaten as a vegetable.
Uses fodder forage medicinal
Edible leaves roots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
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Images

Flower

Claytonia lanceolata flower picture by leor oren (cc-by-sa)
Claytonia lanceolata flower picture by Luc Talluau (cc-by-sa)
Claytonia lanceolata flower picture by Kristine Kristine Crandall (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Claytonia lanceolata world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:59958-2
WFO ID wfo-0000609003
COL ID VWM5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Claytonia lanceolata Claytonia obovata Claytonia sessilifolia Claytonia caroliniana var. lanceolata Claytonia caroliniana var. peirsonii Claytonia caroliniana var. sessilifolia Claytonia lanceolata var. peirsonii Claytonia lanceolata var. sessilifolia Claytonia lanceolata var. lanceolata Claytonia lanceolata subsp. lanceolata

Lower taxons

Claytonia lanceolata var. chrysantha Claytonia lanceolata var. flava Claytonia lanceolata var. multiscapa
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