Claytonia megarhiza (A.Gray) Parry ex S.Watson
First published in Bibl. Index N. Amer. Bot.: 118 (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Northwest Territories to N. New Mexico. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Alberta, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Northwest Territorie, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Claytonia arctica var. megarhiza A.Gray in Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 33: 406 (1862)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Claytonia bellidifolia Rydb. in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 21: 301 (1932)
- Claytonia megarhiza var. bellidifolia (Rydb.) C.L.Hitchc. in Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 2: 231 (1964)
- Claytonia megarhiza var. nivalis (English) C.L.Hitchc. in Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 2: 231 (1964)
- Claytonia nivalis English in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 47: 189 (1934)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
- Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
- Douglas, G.W., Meidinger, D. & Penny, J.L. (2002). Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia . ed. 2: 1-358. Province of British Columbia.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 4: 1-559. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303.
- Miller, J.M. & Chambers, K.L. (2006). Systematics of Claytonia (Portulacaceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 78: 1-236.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Miller, J.M. & Chambers, K.L. (2006). Systematics of Claytonia (Portulacaceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 78: 1-236.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redfield, J.H. [s.n.], Colorado | K000641690 | Yes | |||
| Parry, C.C. [142], Colorado | K000641689 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0