Montiaceae

Lanceleaf springbeauty

Claytonia lanceolata Pursh

Family: Montiaceae
Genus: Claytonia

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Lanceleaf springbeauty (Claytonia lanceolata) — FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Lanceleaf springbeauty
Icelandic: Lensugrýta

Synonyms

Claytonia caroliniana var. lanceolata (Pursh) S.Watson
Claytonia caroliniana var. peirsonii (Munz & I.M.Johnst.) B.Boivin
Claytonia caroliniana var. sessilifolia Torr.
Claytonia lanceolata subsp. lanceolata
Claytonia lanceolata var. lanceolata
Claytonia lanceolata var. peirsonii Munz & I.M.Johnst.
Claytonia lanceolata var. sessilifolia (Torr.) A.Nelson
Claytonia obovata Rydb.
Claytonia sessilifolia (Torr.) Henshaw

Flowers

In flower: March to July (from 1,421 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daryl Nolan, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: BlueCanoe, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Judson Collins, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: marek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steven Soltesz, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cindy Bell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 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.