Western Spring Beauty
Claytonia lanceolata
Western spring beauty is a montane ephemeral that emerges at snowmelt with pink-striped white flowers, its edible corms ('mountain potatoes') long gathered by Indigenous peoples.
- Family
- Montiaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.3–0.8 ft
- Spacing
- 0.3–0.6 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, mammals
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY
Related native plants
More Claytonia species
- Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica)
- Siberian Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia sibirica)
- Carolina Spring Beauty (Claytonia caroliniana)