Calflora
Taxon  Report   2237    
Claytonia megarhiza  (A. Gray) S. Watson
Alpine springbeauty,   Fell fields claytonia
Claytonia megarhiza, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Claytonia bellidifolia
California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).   CNDDB
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Observation Search
(42 records)
one or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period
Family: Montiaceae  
Genus: Claytonia

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEF + CNPSClaytonia bellidifolia
JEFClaytonia megarhiza var. bellidifolia
More information about  Claytonia megarhiza

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]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 10/26/2021).