Claytonia sibirica L. var. sibirica

vernacular Siberian springbeauty — variety · Portulacaceae

USDA: CLSIS
GBIF: 3084742 syn.
Rank: variety

Siberian springbeauty (Claytonia sibirica var. sibirica) — Platephotograph · cypripedium18CC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual, Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Portulacaceae Dumort.
Genus: Claytonia

§2a

Native status, by region

AK Alaska Native
CAN Canada Native
L48 Lower 48 States Native

§2b

County-level range

· 2 counties across 1 state

Legend Native · 2 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: None
Shade: Low
Moisture use: Medium
Fire: None
Salinity: None
Anaerobic: Low
CaCO₃: Low
Hedging: None

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: -43 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 80 min.
Precipitation: 14–24 in/yr
pH range: 6–7
Root depth: 8 in min.
Fertility need: Medium
Soil texture: medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Rhizomatous
Growth rate: Moderate
Lifespan: Short
Mature height: 1.4 ft
Foliage texture: Medium
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Porous
Porosity (winter): Porous
Flower colour: White
Fruit colour: Brown
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Mid Spring
Seed abundance: Medium
Seed begins: Spring
Seed ends: Summer
Spread rate: Moderate
Stratify: No
Seeds / lb: 200,000
Propagation: seed, sprigs

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Contracting Only
Nursery stock: No
Browse palatability: Low
Graze palatability: Medium
Palatable, human: Yes
Protein potential: Medium
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 2 counties across 1 state.

Montana view state ↗ 2 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/CLSIS ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3084742 ↗

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