Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra Calflora

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Taxon Report

Claytonia rubra (Howell) Tidestr. ssp. rubra

Red stemmed miner's lettuce, Redstem springbeauty

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~531 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CLRUR) 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 4 inches tall. Bloom Information Bloom Color: White , Pink Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul Bloom Notes: Pinkish white to white. Distribution USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , NV , OR , SD , UT , WA , WY Canada: BC Native Habitat: Drier coniferous woodlands, shrublands. (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: 04/09/2025).