Other common names:
Wide-leaved Spring Beauty French names:
Claytonie de Caroline Family: Purslane Family (Portulacaceae) Distinctive features:
Early spring flowers, broader leaves. Similar species: • Narrow-leaved Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) - Narrow leaves, more of a southern species Flowers: Spring; Red/Pink, White; 5 parts (petals) Leaves:
Broad Height:
12 cm (5 in) Lifespan:
Perennial. Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 270 Peterson's Field Guide to Wildflowers: 32, 238 ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario: 341 Native/Non-native:
Native Status:
Common
Origin and Meaning of Names:
Scientific Name: caroliniana: of the Carolinas Photographs:
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The flowers are why this is called "Spring Beauty" - they are indeed beautiful.
