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Pronunciation: klay-TONE-ee-a PEER-son-ee-eye
Common name: Peirson's spring beauty
Family: Montiaceae (Miner's lettuce)
Habitat: Rocky alkali-rich (gneiss, granite, schist) talus slopes, endemic to the San Gabriels
Blooming period: February to March
Name derivations: 1) Claytonia 2) peirsonii