Claytonia virginica L.

PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
Clavtonia virginica L.
Portulacaceae
Det: S.R. Hill, (ILLS) 2006 Spring beauty.
KENDALL COUNTY 41 ° 41' 5.2" N.Lat., 088 ° 30’
53.4" W.Long. [NAD 27] East floodplain terrace of
Big Rock Creek, between creek and Needham Road,
east side of Plano. R. Harrington property, north of
vacation home. Elevation about 189 meters.
Park-like floodplain forest with Acer saccharum,
Bromus inermis, Celtis occidentalis, Fraxinus
quadrangulata, Poa pratensis, Quercus macrocarpa,
Trifolium pratense, Ulmus americana, Ulmus rubra,
Verbesina altemifolia. Flowers pink; from plump but
somewhat flattened starchy corm; common in
understory.
Steven R. Hill 36790 18 April 2006
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