| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Claytonia tuberosa Pall. ex Willd. |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | 0-1200m |
| Description | tuber globular, basal leaves usually absent, stem leaves sessile, linear to lanceolate, 2-7cm, acute, flowers 12-20mm in umbel, upper bracts scaly-like, petals 6-14mm long |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division of resting tubers |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Krasnoyarsk , Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Magadan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Alaska , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (British Columbia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | MONTIACEAE
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