Latin name: Claytonia exigua Torrey & A. Gray ssp. exigua Pronunciation: klay-TONE-ee-a ex-IG-yoo-a Common name: Little spring beauty Family: Montiaceae (Miner's lettuce) Habitat: Dry places, serpentines, chaparral to 5500', Transverse and Peninsular Ranges and north Blooming period: April to July Name derivations: 1) Claytonia 2) exigua |
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