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Virginia Spring Beauty, Narrow-leaved Spring Beauty - Claytonia virginica


Family: Portulacaceae - Purslane family Genus Common Name: Spring Beauty Native Status: Native
Claytonia virginica - Virginia Spring Beauty, Narrow-leaved Spring Beauty. Early spring wildflower that can be 4 to 12 inches tall. Very similar to Carolina Spring Beauty - C. caroliniana - with the primary differentiator being the leaf shape.

It is protected in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island as an endangered or historical species, according to the USDA Plants Database.

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Claytonia virginica

Distribution of Claytonia virginica in the United States and Canada:
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Site: Walker County, GA Date: 2010-April-04Photographer: Gerald C. Williamson
1/1250f/8 ISO100
Virginia Spring Beauty will have several to many white to pale pink blossoms on pedicels in a raceme. The five petals have pink veining. Note the narrow, grass-like leaves.
Claytonia virginica
Site: Walker County, GA Date: 2010-April-04Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D60
If you don't mow your lawn too early in the season, you might be rewarded with a lawn filled with Virginia Spring Beauty and other spring wildflowers.
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Claytonia virginica
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Claytonia virginica initially published on USWildflowers.com 2010-04-04; Updated 2015-06-25

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