Claytonia sibirica L.
Siberian miner's-lettuce (Siberian springbeauty)
Montiaceae (Purslane family)
(Previously in Portulacaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Siberian miner's-lettuce (Siberian springbeauty)
Montiaceae (Purslane family)
(Previously in Portulacaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Photograph
© Ian Cumming (Photo ID #3188)
Species Information
General:
Perennial (sometimes annual) herb from a slender taproot or short rhizome; stems spreading to erect, few to several, 5-60 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves numerous, the blades oblanceolate to egg-shaped, triangular or deltate, 1-8 cm long, tapering to a 2-22 cm stalk, some stalk bases sheathed or bulb-like; stem leaves paired, opposite, free, lanceolate to egg-shaped, unstalked, 1-8 cm long.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of terminal and axillary racemes with 10-22 flowers on stalks 1-5 cm long, nodding in bud but spreading in flower, with 1 bract per 1-2 flowers; petals 5, white or pink (fading to white), 6-12 mm long; sepals 2, 3-6 mm long.
Fruits:
Capsules, 2.5-3.5 mm long; seeds 1, sometimes 3, round to elliptic, black, shiny or dull, 1.5-2 mm long.
Notes:
A highly variable species sometimes confused with C. cordifolia.
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 sibirica
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) |
280 | 0 | 1875 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
16 | 0 | 125 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
192 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 0 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
575 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BAFA(5), CDF(63), CMA(1), CWH(424), ESSF(1), ICH(8), IDF(6), MH(11), MS(1), PP(1), SWB(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Moist streambanks, meadows, beaches, thickets and forests in the lowland, steppe and montane zones; common in and W of the Coast-Cascade Mountains S of 55degreeN, less frequent eastward; amphiberingian, S to MT, UT and CA; E Asia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Claytonia sibirica var. cordifolia (S. Watson) R.J. Davis
Claytonia sibirica var. heterophylla
Claytonia sibirica var. sibirica L.
Montia cordifolia (S. Watson) Pax & K. Hoffm.
Montia sibirica var. heterophylla