Claytonia virginica

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Claytonia virginica

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Portulacaceae
Genus: Claytonia
Species: C. virginica
Binomial name
Claytonia virginica
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Claytonia virginica (Eastern spring beauty or fairy-spuds) is a flowering plant in the family Portulacaceae, native to eastern North America. It is found in moist woods and clearings. It is a trailing plant growing to 5-40 cm long. The leaves are slender lanceolate, 3-14 cm long and 5-13 mm broad, with a 6-20 cm long petiole. The flowers are 7-14 mm diameter, with five pale pink or white (rarely yellow) petals, flowering is between March and May.

An eastern spring beauty in Mammoth Cave National Park.
An eastern spring beauty in Mammoth Cave National Park.

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Wikiversity has bloom time data for Claytonia virginica on the Bloom Clock
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