Claytonia megarhiza Calflora

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Taxon Report

Claytonia megarhiza (A. Gray) S. Watson

Alpine springbeauty, Fell fields claytonia

2009 Ron Wolf

2010 Dan Shimmon

2013 John Doyen

Claytonia megarhiza 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


	Plant Range Observation Search (44 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

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 + CNPS	Claytonia bellidifolia
JEF	Claytonia megarhiza var. bellidifolia

Information about Claytonia megarhiza from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CLME) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory 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: 12/09/2022).