Claytonia virginica
Sp. Pl. 1: 204. 1753.
Plants perennial, with globose tubers 10–200 mm diam.; periderm 0–0.5 mm. Stems 5–40 cm. Leaves: basal leaves petiolate 6–20 cm, blade linear, 3–14 × 0.5–1.3 cm; cauline leaves sessile, blade linear, 1–10 cm, tapered to slender base. Inflorescences 1-bracteate, rarely with 2 or more bracts; bracts reduced apically, scalelike. Flowers 5–12 mm diam.; sepals 5–7 mm; petals white to pinkish or rose (rarely yellow or orange) or white with pink-lavender candy-stripes, 7–14 mm; ovules 6. Seeds 2–3 mm diam., shiny and smooth; elaisome 1–2 mm. 2n = 12–190.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–Apr.
Habitat: Wetlands, seeps, moist woods, riparian hardwood forests, copses, bluffs, ravines, prairies
Elevation: 0-1000 m
Distribution
Ont., Que., Ala., Ark., Conn., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., W.Va., Wis.