Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Open rocky areas, open forest, forest edge, and disturbed areas.
Flowers: March-June
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Annual
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Fleshy annual, the stems 5-30 cm. tall.
Leaf blades green or pink, not glaucous; basal leaves petiolate, the blade linear, much longer than wide; cauline leaves sessile, the blade linear.
Inflorescence racemose, one-sided, with a single bract, the bract leaf-like, 0.5-15 mm. wide; flowers 2-8 mm. in diameter; sepals 2; petals 5, white or pink; stamens opposite the petals.
Capsule with 3 ovules.
Publication: Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 225, plate 73. 1832.
Claytonia parviflora Douglas ex Hook. ssp. parviflora [FNA4]
Claytonia parviflora Douglas ex Hook. ssp. utahensis (Rydb.) John M. Mill. & K.L. Chambers [FNA4]
Claytonia parviflora Douglas ex Hook. ssp. viridis (Davidson) John M. Mill. & K.L. Chambers [FNA4]
Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. var. parviflora (Douglas ex Hook.) Torr.
Montia perfoliata (Donn ex Willd.) Howell var. parviflora (Douglas ex Hook.) Jeps.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Claytonia parviflora in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Claytonia parviflora checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Claytonia parviflora information.
E-Flora BC: Claytonia parviflora atlas page.
CalPhotos: Claytonia parviflora photos.
USDA Plants: Claytonia parviflora information.
