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Spring Beauty

Claytonia virginica

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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny (1/4 inch) white flowers with violet veinlike features on petals (5).

Habitat:

Growing in open clusters amid ground cover at roadside. Rural SW Pennsylvania

Species ID Suggestions

Spring Beauty

Claytonia virginica

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Gordon Dietzman
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Comments (5)
William_Dembowski
Gordon ... Thanks for doing the legwork for me. I think you've got it!
William_Dembowski
Isabela ... Sorry for the long delay in responding; got seriously sidetracked. Thanks for the link, it's going to be very helpful.
Isabela
Very beautiful. You may identify it: http://www.mywildflowers.com/index.asp

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PublishedApril 24, 2011

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