Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Claytonia caroliniana
FAMILY
Montiaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Carolina Spring-beauty at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Claytonia caroliniana +
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 070-01-002:
Claytonia caroliniana
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Spring-beauty
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_caroliniana_3
February
Showy, pink-veined flowers borne in a loose raceme of 2-18 flowers, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_claytonia_caroliniana
March
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JK Marlow jkm070422_006
April Buncombe County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm070422_015
April Buncombe County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm070422_035
April Buncombe County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Leaf blade 1.5-7cm x 1.5-3.5cm, clearly differentiated from the petiole, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE
leaves of Spring Beauty species
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JK Marlow jkm140419_400
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Keith Bradley kab_c_caroliniana_1885
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Keith Bradley kab_c_caroliniana_1914
April Swain County NC
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Tim Spira tps_ccaroliniana
May
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_caroliniana_c
July
Sepals persistent, leaflike, unequal, 3-5mm, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Claytonia caroliniana
FAMILY
Montiaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Claytonia caroliniana +
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 070-01-002:
Claytonia caroliniana
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
334
Forb
Perennial
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Habitat: Moist forests, especially northern hardwood forests and cove forests at moderate to high elevations, per Weakley's Flora
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & opposite (1 pair of stem leaves)
FLOWER:
Spring
White/Pink
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
2 persistent sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p117
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers p010
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p270
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p368
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p008
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p056
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p066
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p052
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p075
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p350
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p035