Claytonia exigua ssp. glauca Calflora

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Taxon Report

Claytonia exigua Torr. & A. Gray ssp. glauca (Torr. & A. Gray) John M. Mill. & K. L. Chambers

Blue leaved spring beauty, Serpentine springbeauty

2007 Keir Morse

2009 Terry Dye

2008 Keir Morse

Claytonia exigua ssp. glauca is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


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Parent:	Claytonia exigua
Genus:	Claytonia
Family:	Montiaceae (Portulacaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Ultramafic affinity: 3.6 - broad endemic / strong indicator

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Claytonia parviflora var. glauca
JEF	Montia perfoliata f. glauca
PLANTS	Montia perfoliata ssp. glauca
JEF	Montia perfoliata var. glauca
JEF	Montia perfoliata

More information about Claytonia exigua ssp. glauca


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CLEXG2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/30/2022).