Taxon Report

Claytonia palustris Swanson & Kelley

marsh claytonia

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©2006 Dean Wm. Taylor, Ph.D.

  Classification

Scientific Name:
Claytonia palustris Swanson & Kelley
Common Name:
marsh claytonia
Family: Montiaceae
Element Code: PDPOR030S0
USDA Plants Symbol: CLPA10
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Oct May-Oct
Elevation: 1000-2500 (3280-8205)
General Habitats: Marshes and swamps, Meadows and seeps, Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 0
   Good (B) 0
   Fair (C) 0
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 0
California Endemic:  True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Butte (BUT), El Dorado (ELD), Fresno (FRE), Lassen (LAS), Plumas (PLU), Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS), Tehama (TEH), Trinity (TRI), Tulare (TUL)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Barkley Mtn. (4012126), Blue Nose Mtn. (3912077), Butte Meadows (4012115), Camp Nelson (3611825), Canyondam (4012121), Casa Vieja Meadows (3611823), Cedar Grove (3611876), Chico (3912167), Childs Meadows (4012134), City of Mount Shasta (4112233), Cohasset (3912186), Crescent Mills (4012018), Denny (4012384), Dinkey Creek (3711912), Dunsmuir (4112223), Durrwood Creek (3611814), Etna (4112248), Giant Forest (3611857), Hamlin Canyon (3912166), Hockett Peak (3611824), Humboldt Peak (4012124), Humbug Valley (4012123), Johnsondale (3511885), Jonesville (4012114), Kern Peak (3611833), Kyburz (3812073), Lassen Peak (4012145), Lodgepole (3611856), McCloud (4112232), Meadow Valley (3912181), Mineral (4012135), Mineral King (3611845), North Yolla Bolly (4012228), Onion Butte (4012125), Paradise West (3912176), Quincy (3912088), Quincy School (3511878), Riverton (3812074), Shaver Lake (3711913), Silver City (3611846), Snowstorm Mtn. (4012063), Sphinx Lakes (3611865), Spring Garden (3912087), Tangle Blue Lake (4112226), Triple Divide Peak (3611855), Twain (4012111)

Notes

Threatened by logging, grazing, trampling, and fire. See MadroƱo 34(2):155-161 (1987) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 6 January 2025].