| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Claytonia caroliniana Michx. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 160 (1803) |
| Native Range | e. Canada to nc. & e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 0-1400m |
| Description | tuber globular, basal leaves petiolate, elliptic or spathulate, 3-5cm, stem leaves similar, inflorescence with single bract, flowers 8-12mm across, petals 6-10mm long |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Claytonia caroliniana f. latifolia Louis-Marie Claytonia caroliniana var. lewisii McNeill Claytonia caroliniana f. ovata Louis-Marie Claytonia caroliniana var. spatulifolia (DC.) W.H.Lewis Claytonia dilatata Raf. Claytonia latifolia E.Sheld. Claytonia spatulata Eaton Claytonia spatulifolia Salisb. Claytonia virginica var. latifolia Torr. Claytonia virginica var. spatulifolia DC. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 72 Eastern Canada (NBR New Brunswick, NFL Newfoundland, NSC Nova Scotia, ONT Ontario, PEI Prince Edward I., QUE Québec) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (IOW Iowa, MIN Minnesota, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, INI Indiana, MAI Maine, MAS Masachusettes, MIC Michigan, NWH New Hampshire, NWY New York, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, VER Vermont, WVA West Virginia) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, MRY Maryland, NCA North Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia) |