| Claytonia virginica | |
|---|---|
| Eastern spring beauty at Radnor Lake | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Portulacaceae |
| Genus: | Claytonia |
| Species: | C. virginica |
| Binomial name | |
| Claytonia virginica L. |
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Claytonia virginica, the Eastern spring beauty, Virginia spring beauty, or fairy-spuds, is a flowering plant in the family Portulacaceae, native to eastern North America[1]. 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. It is also a polyploid, having between 12 and 190 chromosomes[2]. Its scientific name honors Colonial Virginia botanist John Clayton (1694–1773).
| Wikiversity has bloom time data for Claytonia virginica on the Bloom Clock |