Montiaceae
Virginia springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
- Family
- Montiaceae
- Genus
- Claytonia
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Common names
By language (6)
- arz
- كلايتونيا فيرجينيكا
- Bulgarian
- Вирджинска клейтония
- English
- Virginia springbeauty
- Icelandic
- Virginíugrýta
- Malayalam
- ക്ലേറ്റോണിയ വിർജീനിക്ക
- Russian
- Клейтония виргинская, Клайтония виргинская
Synonyms
- Claytonia bodinii Holz.
- Claytonia cautiflora Sweet
- Claytonia grandiflora Sweet
- Claytonia media (DC.) Link
- Claytonia media (DC.) Small
- Claytonia multicaulis var. robusta Somes
- Claytonia robusta (Somes) Rydb.
- Claytonia virginica f. hammondiae Kalmb.
- Claytonia virginica f. lutea R.J.Davis
- Claytonia virginica f. micropetala Fernald
- Claytonia virginica f. robusta (Somes) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.
- Claytonia virginica f. virginica
- Claytonia virginica var. graminifolia Gatt.
- Claytonia virginica var. hammondiae (Kalmb.) Doyle, Lewis & D.B.Snyder
- Claytonia virginica var. latifolia Torr.
- Claytonia virginica var. media DC.
- Claytonia virginica var. virginica
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 18,054 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: victoriaelizabe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kristy Morley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Zach Bell, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: florawhite, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dominic, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Carol Ann McCormick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael Burdsall, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Steven J. Baskauf, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Skyler Principe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Muir, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: mmp133, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: William D. Leodinh, 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.