OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Claytonia caroliniana   FAMILY Montiaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Claytonia caroliniana var. caroliniana   FAMILY Portulacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Claytonia caroliniana

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Claytonia caroliniana

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Claytonia caroliniana var. caroliniana

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Claytonia caroliniana var. lewisii

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 070-01-002:

Claytonia caroliniana   FAMILY Portulacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Claytonia caroliniana

 

COMMON NAME:
Carolina Spring-beauty


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image of Claytonia caroliniana, Carolina Spring-beauty

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_c_caroliniana_3

February        

Showy, pink-veined flowers borne in a loose raceme of 2-18 flowers, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

image of Claytonia caroliniana, Carolina Spring-beauty

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_claytonia_caroliniana

March        

image of Claytonia caroliniana, Carolina Spring-beauty

JK Marlow    jkm070422_006

April    Buncombe County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

image of Claytonia caroliniana, Carolina Spring-beauty

JK Marlow    jkm070422_015

April    Buncombe County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

image of Claytonia caroliniana, Carolina Spring-beauty

JK Marlow    jkm070422_035

April    Buncombe County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

Leaf blade 1.5-7cm x 1.5-3.5cm, clearly differentiated from the petiole, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).


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image of Claytonia caroliniana, Carolina Spring-beauty

JK Marlow    jkm140419_400

April    Sevier County    TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

image of Claytonia caroliniana, Carolina Spring-beauty

Keith Bradley    kab_c_caroliniana_1885

April    Sevier County    TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

image of Claytonia caroliniana, Carolina Spring-beauty

Keith Bradley    kab_c_caroliniana_1914

April    Swain County    NC

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

image of Claytonia caroliniana, Carolina Spring-beauty

Tim Spira    tps_ccaroliniana

May        

image of Claytonia caroliniana, Carolina Spring-beauty

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_c_caroliniana_c

July        

Sepals persistent, leaflike, unequal, 3-5mm, per Flora of North America.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Claytonia caroliniana   FAMILY Montiaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Claytonia caroliniana var. caroliniana   FAMILY Portulacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Claytonia caroliniana

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Claytonia caroliniana

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Claytonia caroliniana var. caroliniana

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Claytonia caroliniana var. lewisii

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 070-01-002:
Claytonia caroliniana   FAMILY Portulacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Claytonia caroliniana

 

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Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Moist forests, especially northern hardwood forests and cove forests at moderate to high elevations, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

Common in NC Mountains, rare in GA

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & opposite (1 pair of stem leaves)

FLOWER:
Spring
White/Pink
Radially symmetrical
2 persistent sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule

 

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