Calflora Taxon Report
Claytonia cordifolia S. Watson
Heart leaf spring beauty, Heartleaf springbeauty
Claytonia cordifolia is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

Alternate Names and Sources:
Claytonia sibirica var. cordifoliaPLANTS
Montia cordifoliaPLANTS
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Accepted by: JEPS + PLANTS + POWO
Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot

Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, wetland-riparian

[Wikipedia] Range, Habitat, Description: Claytonia cordifolia is a species of wildflower in the family Montiaceae known by the common name heartleaf springbeauty. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Utah, where it grows in shallow lakes and in streams or springs and wetlands including bogs and fens according to Miller and Chambers (2006).[1] It is a perennial herb growing from a long, budding rhizome and producing an erect stem up to 40 centimeters tall. The basal leaves have oval blades up to 9 centimeters long with heart-shaped bases where they attach to their long petioles. There is also a pair of oval-shaped leaves at a midpoint on the stem. The stalked inflorescence bears up to 12 small flowers with five white petals each about a centimeter long. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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