familyPortulacaceae
genusClaytonia
speciesClaytonia rosea

Claytonia rosea

Rydberg

Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 404. 1904.

John M. Miller
Common names: Rocky Mountain spring beauty
Synonyms: Claytonia lanceolata var. rosea (Rydberg) R. J. Davis
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 472. Mentioned on page 466, 469.

Plants perennial, with globose tubers 20–100 mm; periderm 5–10 mm. Stems 2–15 cm. Leaves: basal leaves sometimes absent, petiolate, blade linear to narrowly spatulate, 1–7 × 0.4–2 cm, apex acute to obtuse; cauline leaves petiolate, blade linear, 2–5 cm, apex acute to obtuse. Inflorescences multibracteate, rarely 1-bracteate; proximalmost bract leaflike, distal bracts reduced to membranous scales. Flowers 8–14 mm diam.; sepals 3–5 mm; petals pink, rose, or magenta, 8–10 mm; ovules 6. Seeds 2–3 mm, shiny and smooth; elaiosome 1–2 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering Feb–May.
Habitat: Hillsides and mesas of montane ponderosa and Chihuahuan pine and oak belts
Elevation: 800-2400 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Colo., N.Mex., Utah, Mexico

Discussion

Claytonia rosea is morphologically distinct from C. lanceolata based on early cytological and ecological study of the two species by D. K. Halleck and D. Wiens (1966) and the author’s review of type material.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
16 +
Apex shape
acute +  and obtuse +
Attachment point arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Author
John M. Miller +
Authority
Rydberg +
Basal leaf architecture
petiolate +
Basal leaf presence
absent +
Basal leaf quantity
few;several +
Blade arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Blade length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Blade margin architecture or shape
entire +
Blade margin shape
occasionally dentate;crisped +
Blade shape
linear +  and narrowly spatulate +
Blade some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Blade width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (?) +  and 2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
Bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Bract shape
scale-like +
Bract texture
membranous +
Capsule architecture
3-valved +
Capsule dehiscence
dehiscent +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline leaf architecture
petiolate +
Cauline leaf arrangement
whorled +  and opposite +
Cauline leaf fusion
connate +, or +  and distinct +
Cauline leaf quantity
3 (?) +  and 2 (?) +
Common name
Rocky Mountain spring beauty +
Distal bract size
reduced +
Distribution
Ariz. +, Colo. +, N.Mex. +, Utah +  and Mexico +
Elaiosome coloration
white +
Elaiosome some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Elevation
800-2400 m +
Flower architecture
solitary +
Flower architecture or course
irregular +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower diameter
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Flower prominence
showy +
Form quantity
multiple +
Fruit architecture
capsular +
Gynoecium architecture
2-9-carpelled +
Habitat
Hillsides and mesas of montane ponderosa and Chihuahuan pine and oak belts +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Barbara Alongi +
Individual quantity
single +
Inflorescence architecture
1-bracteate +  and multibracteate +
Inflorescence arrangement
racemose +
Inflorescence position
terminal +  and axillary +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescence shape
spikelike +
Leaf architecture
not articulate +
Leaf architecture or fixation
clasping +
Leaf arrangement
subrosulate +, rosulate +, alternate +, subopposite +  and opposite +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Margin architecture
hygroscopic +
Margin shape or vernation
involute +
Node pubescence
glabrous +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
plurilocular +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
superior +
Ovary quantity
1 +
Ovary shape
globose +
Ovule placentation
1-many +
Ovule quantity
6 +
Periderm some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Petal atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Petal coloration
magenta +, rose +  and pink +
Petal fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +
Petal some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering Feb–May. +
Proximalmost bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Publication title
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club +
Publication year
1904 +
Reference
None +
Root architecture
branched +
Root shape
capillary +
Root texture
fibrous +
Scale texture
membranous +
Seed architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Seed atypical quantity
1 (3) +
Seed coloration
black +
Seed density
dispersed +
Seed quantity
3 +  and 6 +
Seed reflectance
shiny +
Seed relief
smooth +  and tuberculate +
Seed shape
rounded +
Seed some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +
Sepal architecture or shape
leaflike +
Sepal duration
persistent +
Sepal quantity
2;9 +
Sepal size
unequal +
Sepal some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Source xml
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Stamen arrangement
opposite +
Stamen fusion
adnate +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem location
aerial +
Stem orientation
decumbent +  and erect +
Stem some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Stems tuber location
subterranean +
Stigma quantity
3 +
Style architecture
branched +
Style presence
absent +
Style quantity
1 +
Synonyms
Claytonia lanceolata var. rosea +
Taxon family
Portulacaceae +
Taxon name
Claytonia rosea +
Taxon parent
Claytonia +
Taxon rank
species +
Tuber shape
globose +
Tuber some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Valve duration
not deciduous +
Volume
Volume 4 +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism texture
fleshy +  and succulent +
X chromosome quantity
8 +, 7 +, 6 +  and 5 +