Montiaceae

Heartleaf springbeauty

Claytonia cordifolia S.Watson

Family: Montiaceae
Genus: Claytonia

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Heartleaf springbeauty (Claytonia cordifolia) — FlowerPhoto: John A Haskins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Heartleaf springbeauty

Synonyms

Claytonia sibirica var. cordifolia (S.Watson) R.J.Davis
Limnia cordifolia (S.Watson) Rydb.
Montia cordifolia (S.Watson) Pax & K.Hoffm.

Flowers

In flower: June to July (from 30 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: John A Haskins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: David Anderson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cesar Garcia Olmos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Sowers, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: J Straka, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.