Claytonia parviflora ssp. grandiflora Calflora

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Taxon Report

Claytonia parviflora Hook. ssp. grandiflora John M. Mill. & K. L. Chambers

Large flowered miner's lettuce, Streambank springbeauty

Claytonia parviflora ssp. grandiflora is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~158 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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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 + CNPS + PLANTS

Information about Claytonia parviflora ssp. grandiflora from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CLPAG4) 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 CNPS Inventory: 4.2 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: Feb , Mar , Apr Distribution USA: CA Native Habitat: Foothill pine/blue oak woodlands of Sierra Nevada foothills and lower slopes. (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: 04/15/2025).