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Montiaceae

Close-up of Claytonia virginica

Claytonia virginica

Published by Daniel Mosquin on April 28, 2015

It is easy to imagine why the common name for this flower is eastern spring beauty; it is one of the first wildflowers to bloom in its eastern North American range, just as the western spring beauty (Claytonia lanceolata) is among the first bloomers here in the west of this continent.

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Lewisia pygmaea in the University of Alberta Botanic Garden

Lewisia pygmaea

Published by Daniel Mosquin on January 29, 2006

The last milestone before BPotD’s one year anniversary, this is entry number three hundred. This photograph was taken in late May of 2004 at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden, where I had a highly enjoyable visit (and so should you if you are ever in Edmonton).

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An archival photograph of Lewisia rediviva in British Columbia

Lewisia rediviva

Published by Daniel Mosquin on November 3, 2005

Today, I’m dipping into the archival photographs from the John Davidson lantern slide collection (read more about this collection). Originally taken in black-and-white, this slide has been hand-painted, including all of the roughly five hundred pink flowers of bitter-root, Lewisia rediviva.

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Flower close-up of a hybrid of Lewisia cotyledon

Lewisia cotyledon hybrid

Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 29, 2005

The species Lewisia cotyledon is native to southern Oregon and northern California.

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