Claytonia tuberosa
Claytonia tuberosa, commonly known as Beringian springbeauty, is a species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae. It is a perennial herb indigenous to Alaska, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, and the Yukon of North America, westward to East Asia–Siberia.[2] The perennial grows from a globose tuberous root to a height of 15 centimetres (6 in) and bears several hermaphrodite white flowers on stems bearing a single pair of petiolate cauline leaves. Probably its closest relative is Claytonia virginica.[3]
| Claytonia tuberosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Montiaceae |
| Genus: | Claytonia |
| Species: | C. tuberosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Claytonia tuberosa | |
References
- "Claytonia tuberosa Pall. ex Willd". ITIS Report.
- "Introduction to Vascular Plants". E-Flora Bc: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia.
- Miller, J. M. and K. L. Chambers. 2006. Systematics of Claytonia (Portulacaceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 78: 1-236. ISBN 0-912861-78-9
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