Claytonia caroliniana

Claytonia caroliniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Montiaceae
Genus: Claytonia
Species: C. caroliniana
Binomial name
Claytonia caroliniana
Michx. 1803[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Claytonia latifolia E.Sheld.
  • Claytonia spatulata Eaton
  • Claytonia spathulifolia Salisb.

Claytonia caroliniana, the Carolina springbeauty, is an herbaceous perennial in the family Montiaceae. It was formerly placed in the Portulacaceae. Its native range is eastern and central North America from Newfoundland west to Ontario, Minnesota, and the Ozarks and south as far as northern Alabama.[1][3]

Claytonia caroliniana is a perennial herb producing spherical underground tubers. Its flowers are white or pink, sometimes with the two colors together in stripes.[4][5][6][7] The tubers are edible.[8]

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