Montiaceae

Alpine springbeauty

Claytonia megarhiza (A.Gray) Parry ex S.Watson

Family: Montiaceae
Genus: Claytonia

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Alpine springbeauty (Claytonia megarhiza) — FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Alpine springbeauty
Icelandic: Snægrýta

Synonyms

Claytonia arctica var. megarhiza A.Gray
Claytonia bellidifolia Rydb.
Claytonia megarhiza var. bellidifolia (Rydb.) Hitchc.
Claytonia megarhiza var. megarhiza

Flowers

In flower: June to August (from 230 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 Brew, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: MtBotany, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Spencer Quayle, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Lindsey Salmonson, 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: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Shane Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, 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.