Claytonia sarmentosa C.A. Mey.
Alaska springbeauty
Montiaceae (Purslane family)
(Previously in Portulacaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Alaska springbeauty
Montiaceae (Purslane family)
(Previously in Portulacaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from elongate rhizomes and stolons; stems erect, simple, 1- to several from the tip of the rhizome, 5-23 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves broadly elliptic to egg- or spoon-shaped, 1.5-11 cm long, 3-22 mm wide, tapering to the sheathing stalk; stem leaves paired, opposite, egg-shaped, twice as long as wide.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of terminal or sometimes axillary racemes with 3-8 flowers on stalks 2-10 mm long, without bracts; petals 5, pink (fading white), 10-14 mm long; sepals 2, 4-6 mm long.
Fruits:
Capsules, 3-5 mm long; seeds usually 2-6, black, shiny.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Claytonia sarmentosa
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1678 | 1520 | 2165 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
11 | 0 | 60 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
352 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 3 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
25 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
BAFA | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BAFA(22), SWB(3) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Moist to wet streambanks, mossy seepage and snowbed sites in the subalpine and alpine zones; infrequent in NW BC; amphiberingian, N to AK and YT; E Asia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Montia sarmentosa (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob.