Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora Calflora

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Taxon Report

Claytonia parviflora Hook. ssp. parviflora

Narrow leaved miner's lettuce, Streambank springbeauty, Utah miner s lettuce

Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Claytonia parviflora ssp. utahensis


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1663 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Claytonia parviflora
Genus:	Claytonia
Family:	Montiaceae (Portulacaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Claytonia perfoliata var. parviflora
PLANTS	Montia parviflora
JEF	Montia perfoliata f. parvifolia
PLANTS	Montia perfoliata var. parviflora
JEF	Montia perfoliata

Information about Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CLPAP) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[wildflower.org] Characteristics, Bloom Info, Habitat: Plant Characteristics Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Fruit Type: Capsule Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall. Bloom Information Bloom Color: White , Pink Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun Distribution USA: AZ , CA , ID , MT , NV , OR , WA Canada: BC Native Habitat: Waste ground, landslides, highway margins, heavily grazed land. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).