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Genus MontiaObserver
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Sierra Nevada Mountains: Glacier Canyon, above Dana Lake on S side of canyon; Mono County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)Description
Locally abundant
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Observer
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Seedlings! Same strap-shaped / linear cotyledons as I’ve seen in other Tuberous perennials
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In bud only at this location, basal leaves abundant (and distinctive for this species)!
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Claytonia roseaObserver
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occasional in this area, mostly ponderosa pine (some oaks present)
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Claytonia roseaObserver
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abundant locally, mostly in bud at this time, mostly gambel's oak(entirely?)
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Claytonia cordifoliaObserver
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locally abundant in muddy soils
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Claytonia rubraObserver
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perhaps subsp. depressa, species complex needs work
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Claytonia perfoliataObserver
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species complex needs work, perhaps some hybridization with C. rubra at this location - also present in adjacent scree is C. umbellata
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Claytonia rubraObserver
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species complex needs work. Perhaps also some hybridization with C. perfoliata at this location (see other obsies) - also present at this site is perennial C. umbellata
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Claytonia rubraObserver
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species complex needs work, probably subsp. rubra
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Claytonia obovataObserver
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snow this morning covered up flowering plants, many past flowering but also many with buds still on them at this time
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Claytonia obovataObserver
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no flowering individuals at this location, but flowering at higher elevations (see other obsies)
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Claytonia rubraObserver
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subspecies/ species complex need work
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growing with C. exigua, C. saxosa, and C. rubra (shown in other obsies)
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Claytonia saxosaObserver
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shown growing sympatric with C. exigua (on left), and C. serpenticola + C. rubra (not pictured, see other obsies)
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Claytonia exiguaObserver
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last image shows sympatry with C. saxosa (on right), not pictured but present at same site are C. rubra, C. serpenticola, and C. saxosa; see other obsies)
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Claytonia lanceolataObserver
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perhaps var. lanceolata (ovate leaves) but subspecies of this widespread species need work! Varieties likely exist for C. lanceolata based on the genetic data but the boundaries between these subspecies (geographically) is unclear at this time.
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Claytonia lanceolataObserver
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presumably Claytonia sessilifolia (= C. lanceolata var. sessilifolia) but subspecies of this widespread species complex need work. They likely exist but geographic boundaries are unclear.
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Claytonia perfoliataObserver
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probably intermontana, but Claytonia perfoliata species complex needs work
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Claytonia perfoliataObserver
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a few pics toward the end showing sympatry with Claytonia rubra group
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Claytonia perfoliataObserver
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growing as a weed/volunteer around the nursery
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Claytonia perfoliataObserver
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last image shows sympatry with C. rubra group and C. sibirica