redstem springbeauty

Claytonia rubra

Member of spring beauties (genus Claytonia)
pussypaw family (family Montiaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

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• cauline leaves substantial, ± fused
• basal leaf 1–8 cm long including petiole, blade < 2 cm, < 3× longer than wide, base truncate to wedge-shaped
• many basal leaves, prostrate to spreading, smaller inward
• corolla white or pale pink

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Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora