| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Claytonia multiscapa Rydb. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Rocky Mts.: 263 (1917) |
| Native Range | n. Russian Far East, Alaska to nw. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Claytonia aurea A.Nelson Claytonia caroliniana var. flava (A.Nelson) B.Boivin Claytonia flava A.Nelson Claytonia lanceolata var. flava (A.Nelson) C.L.Hitchc. Claytonia lanceolata var. multiscapa (Rydb.) C.L.Hitchc. Claytonia multicaulis A.Nelson |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (MAG Magadan) 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) |