Family | MONTIACEAE |
Genus species | Claytonia sibirica L. |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 204 (1753) |
Native Range | Komandor Islands to w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 0-2000m |
Description | basal leaves long petiolate, lanceolate or ovate, stem leaves sessile, usually acute, inflorescence bracteate, each bract opposite to floral pedicel, flowers with rose stripes |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | 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 in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Claytonia alsinoides Sims Claytonia alsinoides var. heterophylla Torr. & A.Gray Claytonia alsinoides var. rosea DC. Claytonia asarifolia Bong. Claytonia bifida Willd. ex Schult. Claytonia bulbifera A.Gray Claytonia heterophylla (Torr. & A.Gray) Swanson Claytonia sibirica f. albiflora Tatew. & Kobayashi Claytonia sibirica var. bulbifera (A.Gray) A.Gray Claytonia sibirica var. cuspidata Fenzl Claytonia sibirica var. heterophylla (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray Claytonia sibirica var. minor Tatew. & Kobayashi Claytonia sibirica var. rhombifolia Fenzl Claytonia unalaschkensis Fisch. Claytonia unalaschkensis var. heterophylla Torr. & A.Gray Limnia alsinoides (Sims) Haw. Limnia asarifolia (Bong.) Rydb. Limnia bracteosa Rydb. Limnia bulbifera (A.Gray) A.Heller Limnia heterophylla (Torr. & A.Gray) Rydb. Limnia sibirica (L.) Haw. Montia alsinoides (Sims) Pax & K.Hoffm. Montia asarifolia (Bong.) Howell Montia bracteosa (Rydb.) Pax & K.Hoffm. Montia bulbifera (A.Gray) Howell Montia heterophylla (Torr. & A.Gray) Jeps. Montia sibirica (L.) Howell Montia sibirica var. bulbifera (A.Gray) B.L.Rob. Montia sibirica var. heterophylla (Torr. & A.Gray) B.L.Rob. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka) 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ALU Aleutian Is., ASK Alaska) 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |