Genus Claytonia Rank Species | ||
Similar Claytonia palustris, Claytonia exigua, Claytonia parviflora, Claytonia megarhiza, Claytonia lanceolata | ||
Claytonia saxosa, known by the common name Brandegee's springbeauty, is a species of wildflower in the Montiaceae family.
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Distribution
The wildflower is endemic to northern California.
It is known from the rocky, barren serpentine slopes of the Klamath Mountains and Northern California Coast Ranges. It is found in Yellow pine forest and Red fir forest habitats.
Description
Claytonia saxosa is a small, compact annual herb forming clumps a few centimeters wide in rock crevices. The leaves are small, fleshy, and generally red in color, packed densely together about the short stem.
Two to ten flowers emerge from the clump, each with five light pink petals under a centimeter long. The bloom period is March to May.
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