Claytonia virginica L.

  • Filed As

    Montiaceae
    Claytonia virginica L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 6912, 22 Mar 2009

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. Grounds of The New York Botanical Garden, southwest corner of the Garden, ca 120 m W (by air) of the Bronx River and ca 50 m N (by air) of Fordham Road/Pelham Parkway/US 1; large Liquidambar stand (native?) on very level ground, probably formerly floodplain of the Bronx River.

  • Description

    Herbs; bulbs deep and very easily detatched, the stems slender, usu twisted, etiolated basally; petals white, the veins varying shades of pink; plants forming a small colony in dense litter of large stand of Liquidambar, the plants scattered, not abundant. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01088165

    Occurrence ID: c6920514-b3b3-444d-a185-c4ccbfd86b14

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01122220, D. E. Atha 6912, Claytonia virginica L. - Accepted : Montiaceae (95.2) : : : Magnoliophyta;

  • Feedback

    Send comments on this specimen record

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Montiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Claytonia virginica L. det D. E. Atha, 2009
    Note: ! D. Atha (NY), 2014

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Bronx Co.

  • Locality

    Grounds of The New York Botanical Garden, southwest corner of the Garden, ca 120 m W (by air) of the Bronx River and ca 50 m N (by air) of Fordham Road/Pelham Parkway/US 1; large Liquidambar stand (native?) on very level ground, probably formerly floodplain of the Bronx River

  • Elevation

    Alt. 17 m. (56 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    40.8563, -73.8784

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

Claytonia virginica L.
det. D. Atha(NY), 2014	U	S
The New York Botanical Garden
Portulacaceae
Claytonia virginica L.
det. D. E. Atha, 2009
United States of America. New York: Bronx Co. Grounds of
The New York Botanical Garden, southwest comer of the
Garden, ca 120 m W (by air) of the Bronx River and ca 50 m N (by
air) of Fordham Road/Pelham Parkway/US 1; large Liquidambar
stand (native?) on very level ground, probably formerly floodplain
of die Bronx River. 40.856349N, 73.878416W, ca 17 m
(Coordinates and elevation from hand-held gps; accurate to within
a radius of ca 5 m).
Herbs; bulbs deep and very easily detatched, the stems slender,
usually twisted, etiolated basally; petals white, the veins varying
shades of pink; plants forming a small colony in dense litter of
large stand of Liquidambar, the plants scattered, not abundant.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 6912	22	Mar	2009
Specimen databased in KE Emu at NY
01088165