Family | MONTIACEAE |
Genus species | Claytonia multiscapa Rydb. |
Synonyms | Claytonia flava A.Nelson |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 0-2000m |
Description | corm globular, basal leaves petiolate, linear 1-8cm, acute, stem leaves sessile, linear-lanceolate, 2-10cm long, inflorescence multibracteate, flowers 8-14mm across |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white, yellow |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division of resting tubers |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East Northern America Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Wyoming) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | MONTIACEAE
multiscapa czukczorum (Volkova) John M.Mill. & K.L.Chambers, Syst. Bot. Monogr. 78: 58 (2006)
multiscapa pacifica (McNeill) John M.Mill. & K.L.Chambers, ibid.
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