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Distribution by County   2231    
Claytonia exigua  Torr. & A. Gray
Little spring beauty, Serpentine springbeauty
Claytonia exigua is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 32 Kern: 44 Nevada: 6 Shasta: 6
Amador: 1 Lake: 37 Placer: 6 Sierra: 3
Butte: 4 Lassen: 6 Plumas: 21 Siskiyou: 13
Calaveras: 3 Los Angeles: 26 San Benito: 35 Sonoma: 34
Colusa: 32 Madera: 3 San Bernardino: 11 Stanislaus: 4
Contra Costa: 58 Marin: 91 San Diego: 29 Sutter: 1
Del Norte: 4 Mariposa: 3 San Francisco: 12 Tehama: 29
El Dorado: 4 Mendocino: 17 San Luis Obispo: 49 Trinity: 34
Fresno: 15 Merced: 3 San Mateo: 34 Tulare: 4
Glenn: 4 Modoc: 11 Santa Barbara: 15 Tuolumne: 7
Humboldt: 27 Monterey: 16 Santa Clara: 43 Ventura: 25
Inyo: 1 Napa: 33 Santa Cruz: 12 Yolo: 1

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2026. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 05/19/2026).