Claytonia tuberosa

Claytonia tuberosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Montiaceae
Genus: Claytonia
Species: C. tuberosa
Binomial name
Claytonia tuberosa
Pall. ex Willd.[1]

Claytonia tuberosa, commonly known as Tuberous Spring Beauty, is a species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae. It is a perennial mostly found in North America to East AsiaSiberia.[2] The perennial can grow to a height of 15 centimetres (6 in) and bears hermaphrodite flowers.

References

  1. "Claytonia tuberosa Pall. ex Willd.". ITIS Report.
  2. "Introduction to Vascular Plants". E-Flora Bc: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia.


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