| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Claytonia virginica L. |
| Synonyms | Claytonia cauliflora Sweet |
| Claytonia grandiflora Sweet | |
| Claytonia simsii Sweet | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 0-1000m |
| Description | corm spherical, 1-2cm, basal leaves linear to linear-lanceolate, 5-12cm long, petiolate, flowers 8-18, inflorescence unibracteate, flowers 5-12mm across |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division of resting tubers |
| Territory |
Northern America
Eastern Canada (Ontario , Québec ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Kansas , Minnesota , Missouri , Nebraska , Oklahoma , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode I. , Vermont , West Virginia ) South-Central U.S.A. (Texas ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Arkansas , Delaware , Georgia , Kentucky , Louisiana , Maryland , Mississippi , North Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia , District of Columbia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | MONTIACEAE
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