| Claytonia perfoliata Donn |
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Family | Portulacaceae — APG family: Montiaceae |
Synonyms | Montia perifoliata (Donn) How., Limnia perfoliata (Donn) How. |
Description | Annual, glabrous; basal leaves petiolated, rhombic-ovate to elliptic-obovate; stem leaves connate, forming oblique, suborbicular disk; racemes elongate, sometimes with small bract; flowers more or less verticillate; sepals rounded-ovate or sub- orbicular; petals obovate, setose, clawed, white or pink. |
Ecology | Shady places. Found introduced once at Unalaska; introduced also in Europe, eastern North America, and in the Southern Hemisphere. Described from the west coast of North America. |