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Spring Beauty
Claytonia virginica
41.4801, -73.2216
Field Notes
Description:
Low plant with clusters of white flowers that are striped with pink. Flowers usually have 5 petals with 5 stamens and pink anthers, but this one had 6 petals.
Habitat:
Wet, deciduous woodland near a stream
Notes:
This plant grows from a underground tuber, which early colonists and Native Americans used for food. The tubers have a sweet, chestnut-like flavor.
Reference Links:
Claytonia virginica - Wikipedia
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PublishedMay 22, 2017
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