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Claytonia sibirica L.

pink purslane (Montiaceae)

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Very widespreadNegligible tendencyNE
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Claytonia sibirica is native to western North America, from the San Francisco Bay area northwards, over the Bering Strait to the Commander Islands off Kamchatka.

Gradbach (VC39: Staffordshire); 2014-04-12

 pink purslane / Claytonia sibirica: _Claytonia sibirica_ is native to western North America, from the San Francisco Bay area northwards, over the Bering Strait to the Commander Islands off Kamchatka.

The flowers of Claytonia sibirica are larger than those of Claytonia perfoliata, and the stem leaves are not fused into a perfoliate bract.

All Stretton (VC40: Salop); 2007-04-03

 pink purslane / Claytonia sibirica: The flowers of _Claytonia sibirica_ are larger than those of _Claytonia perfoliata_, and the stem leaves are not fused into a perfoliate bract.

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