| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Claytonia arctica Adam |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | arctic-subarctic |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, spathulate to elliptic, 2-5cm, thin, obtuse, stem leaves sessile, elliptic or oval, inflorescence ebracteate, flowers 12-20mm across |
| Size | 1-10cm |
| Color | yellow, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Krasnoyarsk , Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Magadan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Aleutian Is. , Alaska) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | MONTIACEAE
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