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Distribution by County   2232    
Claytonia exigua  Torr. & A. Gray  ssp. exigua 
Little spring beauty, Serpentine springbeauty, Viridis
Claytonia exigua ssp. exigua is an annual herb that is native to California.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 27 Kern: 38 Nevada: 6 Santa Cruz: 9
Amador: 1 Lake: 33 Placer: 6 Shasta: 5
Butte: 4 Lassen: 6 Plumas: 20 Sierra: 1
Calaveras: 3 Los Angeles: 25 Riverside: 2 Siskiyou: 13
Colusa: 22 Madera: 3 San Benito: 35 Sonoma: 20
Contra Costa: 50 Marin: 48 San Bernardino: 13 Stanislaus: 3
Del Norte: 1 Mariposa: 3 San Diego: 10 Sutter: 1
El Dorado: 2 Mendocino: 19 San Francisco: 11 Tehama: 24
Fresno: 10 Merced: 3 San Luis Obispo: 35 Trinity: 39
Glenn: 3 Modoc: 11 San Mateo: 28 Tulare: 5
Humboldt: 25 Monterey: 13 Santa Barbara: 13 Tuolumne: 4
Inyo: 1 Napa: 42 Santa Clara: 31 Ventura: 16

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: 03/12/2026).