Claytonia caroliniana

ClassificationDicots
FamilyMontiaceae
Family (Traditional)Portulacaceae
GenusClaytonia
Species:Claytonia caroliniana Michx.
Common NameCarolina Springbeauty
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LCW; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: SM; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Pink; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Carpel Number/Pistil: 3; Carpel Number/Pistil: 4; Carpel Number/Pistil: 5; Carpel Number/Pistil: 6; Carpel Number/Pistil: 7; Carpel Number/Pistil: 8; Carpel Number/Pistil: 9; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Ovules per Carpel: 2; Ovules per Carpel: 3; Ovules per Carpel: 4; Ovules per Carpel: 5; Ovules per Carpel: 6; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Placentation Type: Basal; Placentation Type: Free Central; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5
C value 6
StatusNative; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bath (KY), Bell (KY), Carter (KY), Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY), Floyd (KY), Harlan (KY), Jackson (KY), Johnson (KY), Knott (KY), Knox (KY), Laurel (KY), Lee (KY), Letcher (KY), Lewis (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Menifee (KY), Mercer (KY), Morgan (KY), Perry (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Russell (KY), Warren (KY), Wolfe (KY), Anderson (TN), Bedford (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Cannon (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Clay (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Grainger (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamblen (TN), Hancock (TN), Hawkins (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Marion (TN), Monroe (TN), Overton (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Shelby (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: MTSU, UOS, MEM, KNK, UCHT, ETSU, BEREA, TENN, APSC, EKY, HTTU

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1956 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
MTSU016361 Anderson Tennessee 01 Apr 1978 Riley E. Sain
10
MTSU
Claytonia caroliniana
TENN-V-0091487 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Claytonia caroliniana
APSC0044668 Anderson Tennessee
APSC
Claytonia caroliniana
TENN-V-0091486 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Claytonia caroliniana
TENN-V-0091488 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Claytonia caroliniana
31234100590676 Bath Kentucky 12 Apr 1987 Allison W. Cusick
26245
EKY
Claytonia caroliniana
MTSU016354 Bedford Tennessee 18 Apr 1998 Jacey Smith
MTSU
Claytonia caroliniana
31234100590684 Bell Kentucky 01 May 2005 Amy V. McIntosh, Ron Jones, Jacob Stewart
750
EKY
Claytonia caroliniana
BEREA016771 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Claytonia caroliniana
BEREA016772 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Claytonia caroliniana
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Plant Photos

Claytonia caroliniana - Joey Shaw
Claytonia caroliniana - Joey Shaw
Claytonia caroliniana - Joey Shaw
Claytonia caroliniana - Joey Shaw
Claytonia caroliniana - Milo Pyne
Claytonia caroliniana - Milo Pyne
Claytonia caroliniana - Tara Littlefield
Claytonia caroliniana - Tara Littlefield
Claytonia caroliniana - Tara Littlefield
Claytonia caroliniana - Tara Littlefield
Claytonia caroliniana - Joey Shaw
Claytonia caroliniana - Joey Shaw
Claytonia caroliniana - Joey Shaw
Claytonia caroliniana - Joey Shaw
Claytonia caroliniana - Joey Shaw
Claytonia caroliniana - Joey Shaw