Claytonia rubra
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Claytonia rubra is a species of wildflower in the purslane family
known by the common name redstem springbeauty. It is native to western North America from southwestern Canada to northwestern Mexico, where it can be found in many types of habitat. This is an annual herb with stems up to about 15 centimeters long. The basal leaves have small rounded to diamond-shaped blades on long, tapering petioles
. There are also leaves on the stem which may be rounded or squared and sometimes fuse together to create a bowl around the stem. The herbage is red or orange-pink in color when new and gradually turns green. The inflorescence
is a dense cluster of up to 30 tiny flowers, each with petals less than 4 millimeters long and white to pink-tinted in color.
Portulacaceae
Portulacaceae are a family of flowering plants, comprising about 20 genera with about 500 species, ranging from herbaceous plants to shrubs. The family has been recognised by most taxonomists, and is also known as the purslane family; it has a cosmopolitan distribution, with the highest diversity...
known by the common name redstem springbeauty. It is native to western North America from southwestern Canada to northwestern Mexico, where it can be found in many types of habitat. This is an annual herb with stems up to about 15 centimeters long. The basal leaves have small rounded to diamond-shaped blades on long, tapering petioles
Petiole (botany)
In botany, the petiole is the stalk attaching the leaf blade to the stem. The petiole usually has the same internal structure as the stem. Outgrowths appearing on each side of the petiole are called stipules. Leaves lacking a petiole are called sessile, or clasping when they partly surround the...
. There are also leaves on the stem which may be rounded or squared and sometimes fuse together to create a bowl around the stem. The herbage is red or orange-pink in color when new and gradually turns green. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a dense cluster of up to 30 tiny flowers, each with petals less than 4 millimeters long and white to pink-tinted in color.