[Spring Beauties: The Genus Claytonia West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Linear-leaved Springbeauty, Small-flowered Miner's Lettuce, Small-flowered Springbeauty, Streambank Springbeauty

Claytonia parviflora

Synonyms: Claytonia parviflora ssp. grandiflora, Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora, Claytonia parviflora ssp. utahensis, Claytonia parviflora ssp. viridis, Claytonia perfoliata var. parviflora, Montia perfoliata, Montia perfoliata var. parviflora

Linear-leaved Springbeauty, Small-flowered Miner's Lettuce, Small-flowered Springbeauty, Streambank Springbeauty: Claytonia parviflora (Synonyms: Claytonia parviflora ssp. grandiflora, Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora, Claytonia parviflora ssp. utahensis, Claytonia parviflora ssp. viridis, Claytonia perfoliata var. parviflora, Montia perfoliata, Montia perfoliata var. parviflora)

Linear-leaved springbeauty as seen along the trail to Upper Table Rock to the north of Medford, OR........April 4, 2009. Note the numerous fleshy, linear basal leaves which help identify this species.

Linear-leaved Springbeauty, Small-flowered Miner's Lettuce, Small-flowered Springbeauty, Streambank Springbeauty: Claytonia parviflora (Synonyms: Claytonia parviflora ssp. grandiflora, Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora, Claytonia parviflora ssp. utahensis, Claytonia parviflora ssp. viridis, Claytonia perfoliata var. parviflora, Montia perfoliata, Montia perfoliata var. parviflora)

Linear-leaved springbeauty observed in oak forest near a water diversion ditch at Rough and Ready Botanical Wayside near O'Brien, OR......April 5, 2022.
Paul Slichter