. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . Claytonia virginica L. Spring Beauty. May- or Grass-flower. Fig. 1740. Clayl. virginica L. Sp. PI. Ascending or decumbent, perennial from a deep tuberous root, stem 6-12' long, simple or rarely with a few branches. Leaves elongated, linear or linear-lanceolate, obtuse or acute, nar- rowed into a petiole, the basal z'-y' long, i"-6" wide, the cauline shorter and opp
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . Claytonia virginica L. Spring Beauty. May- or Grass-flower. Fig. 1740. Clayl. virginica L. Sp. PI. Ascending or decumbent, perennial from a deep tuberous root, stem 6-12' long, simple or rarely with a few branches. Leaves elongated, linear or linear-lanceolate, obtuse or acute, nar- rowed into a petiole, the basal z'-y' long, i"-6" wide, the cauline shorter and opposite; raceme terminal, loose, at length 3-5' long, somewhat secund; flowers white or pink, with darker pink veins, 6"-io" broad; pedicels slender, at length I'-il' long and recurved; petals emarginate; cap- sule shorter than the sepals. In moist woods. Nova Scotia to Saskatchewan, south to Georgia. Montana and Texas. Very vari- able in the breadth of leaves. -Ascends to 2400 ft. in Virginia. Good-morning-spring. Wild potatoes. March-May.
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