Difference between revisions of "Claytonia caroliniana"

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Plants perennial, with globose tubers 10–20 mm diam.; periderm 1–5 mm. Stems 6–25 cm. Leaves: basal leaves 6–21, petiolate, blade elliptic or spatulate, 3–5 × 1–3 cm; cauline leaves abruptly petiolate, blade lanceolate to spatulate or ovate, 4–8 × 0.5–2.5 cm. Inflorescences 1-bracteate (rarely with 2 bracts). Flowers 8–12 mm diam.; sepals 3–5 mm; petals white, pink, or candy-striped, 6–10 mm; ovules 6. Seeds 2–4 mm, shiny and smooth; elaiosome 1–2 mm. 2n = 16, 24, 25, 26, 27, 36, 38.

Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat: Wetlands and riparian hardwood forests
Elevation: 0-1400 m

N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Conn., Ga., Iowa, Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., N.H., N.Y., N.C., Pa., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.

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Lower Taxa