Claytonia megarhiza

Claytonia megarhiza

Claytonia megarhiza

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Montiaceae
Genus: Claytonia
Species: Claytonia megarhiza

Name

Claytonia megarhiza (A.Gray) Parry ex S.Watson, 1878

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Claytonia arctica var. megarhiza A.Gray in Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 33: 406 (1862)
• Heterotypic
  • Claytonia bellidifolia Rydb. in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 21: 301 (1932)
  • Claytonia megarhiza var. bellidifolia (Rydb.) C.L.Hitchc. in Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 2: 231 (1964)
  • Claytonia megarhiza var. nivalis (English) C.L.Hitchc. in Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 2: 231 (1964)
  • Claytonia nivalis English in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 47: 189 (1934)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Northern America Regional:Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territorie Regional:Western USA California, Oregon, Washington Regional: Central USA Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Parry, 1878. Bibl. Index N. Amer. Bot. 118

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 
• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 4: 1-559. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Claytonia megarhiza in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Claytonia megarhiza. Published online. Accessed: February 25 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Claytonia megarhiza. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 25. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Claytonia megarhiza. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 February 2024.

Vernacular names

English: fell-fields claytonia, alpine springbeauty

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