Portulacaceae > Claytonia (spring beauty) |
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Eastern Spring Beauty, Virginia Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica)
Orange Co., NC
3 March 2007Common statewide in mesic forested habitats, this spring ephemeral is one of the first native wildflowers to appear in the early spring season. |
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Eastern Spring Beauty, Virginia Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica)
Orange Co., NC
3 March 2007 |
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Eastern Spring Beauty, Virginia Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica)
Orange Co., NC
3 March 2007There's lots of variability in the petal appearance and number as the photos as these photos document. |
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Eastern Spring Beauty, Virginia Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica)
Durham Co., NC
22 Mar 2009 |
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Eastern Spring Beauty, Virginia Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica)
Durham Co., NC
22 Mar 2009 |
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Eastern Spring Beauty, Virginia Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica)
Orange Co., NC
31 March 2007Some individuals have much more pink coloration than others. |
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Eastern Spring Beauty, Virginia Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica)
Durham Co., NC
22 Mar 2009 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.
