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Portulacaceae The Purslane Family Alex Stalboerger

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Portulacaceae 450 species and 12 genera Includes herbs and shrubs Leaves usually succulent http://www.earthhealing.info/Claytonia%20virginica.jpg

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Portulacaceae Flowers are distinctive for having only 2 sepals May be 3 to 16 petals, most commonly they have 5 petals Each flower has at least 3 stamens and pistils Dry fruit encloses multiple seeds Flowers: White to pale pink Blooms: March May Leaves: Narrow and fleshy at base of stem, shiny and fleshy at top below blooms Habitat: Shady, damp soil, usually alongside trails

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Claytonia virginica 5-40cm tall Flowers are 7-14mm in diameter Five petals: pale pink or white (rarely yellow) Leaves are slender lanceolate 3-14cm long and 5-13mm broad 6-20cm long petiole https://facultystaff.richmond.edu/~jhayden/landscape_plants/perennials_class_2008/nati ve_perennials/claytonia_virginica_DUTCHGAP_02S.JPG http://www.dpughphoto.com/images/spring%20beauty%20claytonia%20virginica%20mason %20farm%2031109%202.JPG

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Claytonia virginica North American Distribution http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=clvi3

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Sources http://www.succulent- plant.com/families/portulacaceae.html http://plants.montara.com/ListPages/FamPag es/Portulaca.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claytonia_virgini ca All images have URL at the base