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|accepted_name=Claytonia lanceolata
|accepted_authority=Pursh
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Fl. Amer. Sept.
|place=1: 175, plate 3. 1814
|year=1814
}}
|common_names=Western spring beauty
|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Basionym
|name=Claytonia lanceolata subsp. chrysantha
|authority=(Greene) Ferris
|publication_title=C. lanceolata var. chrysantha (Greene) C. L. Hitchcock
|publication_place=
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|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Claytonia caroliniana var. peirsonii
|authority=(Munz & I. M. Johnston) B. Boivin
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Claytonia lanceolata var. idahoensis
|authority=R. J. Davis
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Claytonia lanceolata var. peirsonii
|authority=Munz & I. M. Johnston
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Claytonia sessilifolia
|authority=unknown
}}
|hierarchy=Portulacaceae;Claytonia;Claytonia lanceolata
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Portulacaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Claytonia]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Claytonia lanceolata]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 4
|mention_page=page 466, 470
|treatment_page=page 469
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>perennial, with globose tubers 5–20 mm diam.; periderm 1–5 mm. <b>Stems</b> 1–10 cm. <b>Leaves</b>: basal leaves 1–6, often absent at flowering, blade linear to lanceolate, 5–40 × 0.2–1.6 cm; cauline leaves sessile, blade ovate to narrowly lanceolate, 1–6 × 0.5–2 cm. <b>Inflorescences</b> 1-bracteate (rarely with 2 bracts). <b>Flowers</b> 8–14 mm diam.; sepals 4–6 mm; petals white to pink, rose, magenta, yellow, or deep orange, 5–20 mm; ovules 6. <b>Seeds</b> 2–2.5 mm diam., shiny and smooth; elaiosome 1–2 mm. <b>2n</b> = 12, 16, 24, 32, 36, 44, 48, 52, 64, 74, ca. 90.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering Apr–Jul.
|habitat=Sagebrush and montane foothills to alpine areas, particularly where snow persists
|elevation=500-3000 m
|distribution=Alta.;B.C.;Sask.;Ariz.;Calif.;Colo.;Idaho;Mont.;Nev.;N.Mex.;Oreg.;Utah;Wash.;Wyo.
|discussion=<p>Some differences of opinion exist regarding the relationships of <i>Claytonia lanceolata</i> and <i>C. rosea</i>. The work of D. K. Halleck and D. Wiens (1966) and J. S. Shelly et al. (1998) provides ample justification for their recognition as distinct species.</p>
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|references={{Treatment/Reference
|id=douglas1972a
|text=Douglas, G. W. and R. J. Taylor. 1972. The biosystematics, chemotaxonomy, and ecology of Claytonia lanceolata in western Washington. Canad. J. Bot. 50: 2177–2187.
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|id=stewart1971a
|text=Stewart, D. and D. Wiens. 1971. Chromosome races in Claytonia lanceolata (Portulacaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 58: 41–47.
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name=Claytonia lanceolata
|author=
|authority=Pursh
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Claytonia caroliniana var. peirsonii;Claytonia lanceolata var. idahoensis;Claytonia lanceolata var. peirsonii;Claytonia sessilifolia
|basionyms=Claytonia lanceolata subsp. chrysantha
|family=Portulacaceae
|phenology=Flowering Apr–Jul.
|habitat=Sagebrush and montane foothills to alpine areas, particularly where snow persists
|elevation=500-3000 m
|distribution=Alta.;B.C.;Sask.;Ariz.;Calif.;Colo.;Idaho;Mont.;Nev.;N.Mex.;Oreg.;Utah;Wash.;Wyo.
|reference=douglas1972a;stewart1971a
|publication title=Fl. Amer. Sept.
|publication year=1814
|special status=
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|genus=Claytonia
|species=Claytonia lanceolata
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