Montiaceae
Pink purslane
Claytonia sibirica
- Family
- Montiaceae
- Genus
- Claytonia
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Common names
By language (15)
- Bulgarian
- Сибирска клейтония
- Chinese
- 西伯利亚春美草, 西伯利亞春美草, 西伯利亚春美草原变种, 西伯利亞春美草原變種
- Czech
- Batolka ptačincolistá
- Dutch
- Roze winterpostelein
- English
- Pink purslane, Siberian springbeauty, Siberian miner's lettuce
- Finnish
- Alaskankleitonia
- German
- Sibirisches Quellenkraut
- Icelandic
- Rósagrýta
- Irish
- Nuaireacht dhearg
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Sibirportulakk
- Persian
- خرفه صورتی
- Russian
- Клейтония сибирская
- Slovak
- Klajtónia kuričkovitá
- Swedish
- Vårsköna
- Welsh
- Porpin pinc
Synonyms
- Claytonia alsinoides Sims
- Claytonia alsinoides var. rosea DC.
- Claytonia assarifolia Bong.
- Claytonia bifida Willd. ex Schult.
- Claytonia bulbifera A.Gray
- Claytonia sibirica f. albiflora Tatew. & Kobayashi
- Claytonia sibirica var. minor Tatew. & Kobayashi
- Claytonia sibirica var. sibirica
- Claytonia unalaschkensis Fisch.
- Claytonia unalaschkensis var. heterophylla Nutt.
- Limnia alsinoides (Sims) Haw.
- Limnia bulbifera (A.Gray) A.Heller
- Limnia sibirica (L.) Haw.
- Montia bulbifera (A.Gray) Howell
- Montia sibirica (L.) Howell
- Montia sibirica var. bulbifera (A.Gray) B.L.Rob.
- Montia sibirica var. heterophylla (Torr. & A.Gray) B.L.Rob.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to July (from 2,868 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Judi Sanders, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan McMinds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Guerric Haché, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Heartleaf springbeautyClaytonia cordifoliaMontiaceae
- Serpentine springbeautyClaytonia exiguaMontiaceae
- Gypsum springbeautyClaytonia gypsophiloidesMontiaceae
- Jonesville springbeautyClaytonia palustrisMontiaceae
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- Alpine springbeautyClaytonia megarhizaMontiaceae
- Sierra springbeautyClaytonia nevadensisMontiaceae
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.