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        Species - Redstem Springbeauty - Claytonia rubra ssp. depressa

Redstem Springbeauty - Claytonia rubra ssp. depressa

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5T5?
State Rank: SNA
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General Description

See species description.

Diagnostic Characteristics

Differs from the typical subspecies by its smaller flowers (3 mm or less in diameter) and mostly spatulate leaf blades (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Range Comments

In MT in Mission Mountains (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX). Elsewhere from BC and MT south to CA, NV, and UT (Kartesz 2009).

Ecology

POLLINATORS
The following animal species have been reported as pollinators of this plant species or its genus where their geographic ranges overlap: Bombus vagans, Bombus ternarius, Bombus pensylvanicus, and Bombus impatiens (Colla and Dumesh 2010, Williams et al. 2014).

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References

Literature Cited AboveLegend: View Online Publication
- Colla, S.R. and S. Dumesh. 2010. The bumble bees of southern Ontario: notes on natural history and distribution. Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario 141:39-68.
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
- Williams, P., R. Thorp, L. Richardson, and S. Colla. 2014. Bumble Bees of North America. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 208 p.
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- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
Redstem Springbeauty — Claytonia rubra ssp. depressa. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on April 7, 2025, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PDPOR030G1

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