| Botanical name: |
Claytonia
virginica
|
| Common
name: |
Virginia
spring beauty |
| Group: |
Dicot |
| Family: |
Portulacaceae
(Purslane)
|
| Growth
Type: |
Forb/Herb |
| Duration: |
Perennial |
| Plant
height: |
Stems
are 6 to 12 inches long, with a deep, tuberous
root |
| Flower
size: |
1/2
to 7/8 inches broad, two to forty flowering stems |
| Flower
color: |
white
or pink with darker
veins |
| Flowering/fruiting
time: |
Fl
early April to mid-May; fruits early May to mid-June |
| Habitat: |
rich,
moist low woodlands and along streams, thickets and
clearings |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
throughout
the state, less abundant
in the Pines and southward |
| Heritage ranking if any |
n/a |
|
