Claytonia ogilviensis explained

Claytonia ogilviensis, common name Ogilvie Mountains spring beauty, is a plant endemic to the Ogilvie Mountains and the Dawson Range in the Yukon Territory of Canada. These mountains extend into Alaska, and one of the known populations is less than 1 km from the border, so it would not be surprising if the plant were to be found in Alaska as well.^{[1] [2]}

Claytonia ogilviensis is a perennial herb with round or turnip-shaped tubers up to 25 mm in diameter, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Stems are up to 8 cm tall. Leaves are generally round, up to 2.5 cm in diameter. Flowers are borne in umbels with leaf-like bracts. Flowers are bright purple, up to 20 mm in diameter. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

External links

• Flora North America Treatment: Claytonia ogilviensis

Notes and References

1. http://aknhp.uaa.alaska.edu/rareguide/pdfs/31-32co.pdf University of Alaska Anchorage, Plant Field Guide, Ogilvie Mountains spring beauty
2. Web site: Yukon Conservation Data Centre . 2019 . Rare Plant Information Sheet: Ogilvie Mountain Spring Beauty . 15 March 2022 . Environment Yukon.
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=107275 Flora of North America v 4 p 465
4. http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/b72-239#.UxZkJYXFkYI McNeill, John. 1972. New taxa of Claytonia section Claytonia (Portulacaceae). Canadian Journal of Botany 50(9): 1895–1896
5. Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory i–xvii, 1–669. NRC Research Press, Ottawa.
6. Miller, J. M. and K. L. Chambers. 2006. Systematics of Claytonia (Portulacaceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 78: 1-236.