Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica)
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Native
Family:
Portulacaceae (Purslane)
Height: 0.5 to 1 ft.
Blooms: March to
May
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 0.5 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Flat or rounded clusters,
Regular blooms, 5 parts
Location: Youghiogheny River Trail
Date: 4/10/2004
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Spring Beauty may be
easily confused with:
- Carolina Spring Beauty
Carolina Spring Beauty has a broad leaf, while the common Spring Beauty has a narrow, grass-like leaf.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
