Claytonia sibirica
Portulacaceae
Candy Flower
Spreading to erect, with stolons that sometimes form new plants. Stems few to several. Foliage color varies from green to bronze. Basal leaves egg-shaped, with long petioles; stem leaves opposite, heart-shaped, sessile but not fused together. Flowers in open clusters of 1–3, each cluster with small elliptical bract at base. Petals 1/4–1/2 in., white with pink pencil markings. Grows in moist places in forests, streambanks, along coast and to mid-elevations. At upper elevations, growing in shaded swamps, seeps, and wet meadows, is similar C. cordifolia, which has no bracts below the inflorescence and has white flowers without pencil markings.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Mid Spring
- Life Cycle: Annual, Perennial
- Height: 6--14 inches
- Habitat: Coastal, Vernal Wet, West-Side Forest, Meadow, East-Side Forest
- Found In: Olympic Np, Mt. Rainier Np, N Cascades Np, Wallowas, Columbia Basin, West Gorge, Siskiyous
- Native: Yes
More Information:
- Latin synonyms: Montia sibirica
- Common synonyms: Siberian miner's lettuce
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- USDA Plants Database
- CalPhotos
- OregonFlora
- E-Flora BC