| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Claytonia virginica L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 204 (1753) |
| Native Range | se. Canada to c. & e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Claytonia acutiflora (DC.) Sweet Claytonia bodinii Holz. Claytonia cauliflora Sweet Claytonia grandiflora Sweet Claytonia linearis Raf. Claytonia media (DC.) Link Claytonia multicaulis var. robusta Somes Claytonia ozarkensis John.M.Mill. & K.L.Chambers Claytonia robusta (Somes) Rydb. Claytonia simsii Sweet Claytonia virginica var. acutiflora DC. Claytonia virginica var. graminifolia Gatt. Claytonia virginica f. hammondiae Kalmb. Claytonia virginica f. lutea R.J.Davis Claytonia virginica var. media DC. Claytonia virginica f. micropetala Fernald Claytonia virginica f. robusta (Somes) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm. Claytonia virginica var. simsii (Sweet) R.J.Davis |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 72 Eastern Canada (ONT Ontario, QUE Québec) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, IOW Iowa, KAN Kansas, MIN Minnesota, MSO Missouri, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, INI Indiana, MAS Masachusettes, MIC Michigan, NWH New Hampshire, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, RHO Rhode I., VER Vermont, WVA West Virginia) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, ARK Arkansas, DEL Delaware, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, LOU Louisiana, MRY Maryland, MSI Mississippi, NCA North Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia, WDC District of Columbia) |