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Claytonia arenicola

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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

Province	Rank	Native
Montana	S2	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Montana (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
North Siegel	Lolo National Forest	9,208
Patricks Knob - North Cutoff	Lolo National Forest	16,970
South Siegel - South Cutoff	Lolo National Forest	13,474

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Imnaha Face	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	29,575

References (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.