Montiaceae

Carolina springbeauty

Claytonia caroliniana Michx.

Family: Montiaceae
Genus: Claytonia

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Carolina springbeauty (Claytonia caroliniana) — FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Dutch: Carolina springbeauty
English: Carolina springbeauty
French: Claytonie de Caroline
Icelandic: Lundagrýta
Malayalam: ക്ലേറ്റോണിയ കരോലിനിയാന

Synonyms

Claytonia caroliniana f. latifolia Louis-Marie
Claytonia caroliniana f. ovata Louis-Marie
Claytonia caroliniana var. caroliniana
Claytonia latifolia E.Sheld.
Claytonia spatulata Eaton

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 6,265 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Laura J. Costello, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Weston Phillips, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Fungus Guy, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cathie Bird from Pioneer, TN, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Catherine Tamlyn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dan MacNeal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.