Claytonia arenicola

Henderson

Sand Springbeauty

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145915
Element CodePDPOR03030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyMontiaceae
GenusClaytonia
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1988-05-16
Change Date1988-05-16
Ecology & Habitat

Description

Sand Springbeauty is an annual with usually several lax to erect 5-15 cm long stems which arise from a slender taproot. The linear to narrowly spatulate leaves are 15-60 mm long and occur in a basal rosette; they are opposite on the lower stem. Foliage is glabrous. Several well-separated flowers are borne on spreading stalks that are up to 2 cm long and located at the top of the stem. Each flower has 5 pink-veined, white petals, that are 6-9 mm long; each flower also has 2 sepals that are ca. 2 mm long and 5 stamens. The fruit is a 3-seeded capsule that is approximately as long as the sepals.

Diagnostic Characteristics

C. DICHOTOMA and C. LINEARIS both have linear leaves, but they are alternate on the stem. C. SPATHULATA has petals that are less than 5 mm long.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaS2Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Montana (3)
AreaForestAcres
North SiegelLolo National Forest9,208
Patricks Knob - North CutoffLolo National Forest16,970
South Siegel - South CutoffLolo National Forest13,474
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Imnaha FaceWallowa-Whitman National Forest29,575
References (1)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.