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Claytonia virginica

Family
Portulacaceae
Common Name(s)
Spring beauty
Fruit/Seed Maturation Sign
Capsules lighten in color; seeds dark black and shiny
Fruit/Seed Collection Dates
early to mid May
Notes

A spring ephemeral.

Once established, plants self-sow; reach maturity in "a few years" (Cullina 2000).

Seed output moderate; vegetative spread low from a thick corm (Fernald 1950, Barkely 1986, Gleason and Cronquist 1991).

Spring beauty (Claytonia virginica)

Seed Cleaning
Separate seeds from capsules
Storage
Intolerant of dry storage (Cullina 2000)
Restoration Potential
Medium