Girish Mahajan (Editor)

Claytonia cordifolia

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Portulacaceae

Scientific name
  
Claytonia cordifolia

Order
  
Caryophyllales

Genus
  
Claytonia

Rank
  
Species

Claytonia cordifolia

Similar
  
Claytonia palustris, Claytonia exigua, Claytonia parviflora, Claytonia megarhiza, Claytonia lanceolata

Claytonia cordifolia is a species of wildflower in the purslane family known by the common name heartleaf springbeauty. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Utah, where it grows mainly in shady forested areas. It is a perennial herb growing from a long, budding rhizome and producing an erect stem up to 40 centimeters tall. The basal leaves have oval blades up to 9 centimeters long with heart-shaped bases where they attach to their long petioles. There is also a pair of oval-shaped leaves at a midpoint on the stem. The stalked inflorescence bears up to 12 small flowers with five white petals each about a centimeter long.

References

Claytonia cordifolia Wikipedia