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Claytonia lanceolata Claytonia lanceolata growing in north Idaho's Selkirk Mountains. Thanks to @morpheme and @WildFlower for the research that led to identification! Claytonia lanceolata,Geotagged,Idaho,Spring,United States,wildflowers Click/tap to enlarge

Claytonia lanceolata

Claytonia lanceolata growing in north Idaho's Selkirk Mountains. Thanks to @morpheme and @WildFlower for the research that led to identification!

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    Looks like Nuttall's Toothwort - Cardamine nuttallii - but it has an extra petal… (Nuttall's usually has 4 I think) Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
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    That sounds like a challenge ;)
    It is not a geranium but a Claytonia sp., not sure which one.
    http://claytonia.org/category/claytonia-lanceolata-species-complex/
    http://claytonia.org/tag/claytonia-sessilifolia/     Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
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      oooo - I had initially put Claytonia aside as I thought they had pink (and fairly bright pink too) stamen anthers, but that appears to be untrue. Apparently they can show a great deal of variation, even within species. It is probably (based on location and abundance and the bit of leaf I can see) Claytona lanceolata, but there are several others that occur in Idaho - then again, there appears to be some debate as to wether or not they should all be classified the same… Also they readily hybridize in the wild, making things even harder. Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
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        The colour of the anthers can vary, but the number of petals cannot. Posted 10 years ago
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        I agree, I believe it to be C. lanceolata. Thanks you, both, for your research and help! :) Posted 10 years ago

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The Western springbeauty

"Claytonia lanceolata" is a species of wildflower in the purslane family known by the common names lanceleaf springbeauty and western springbeauty. This plant is native to western North America as far south as New Mexico where it grows in foothills up to alpine slopes.

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Similar species: Pinks, Cactuses, And Allies
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