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Claytonia sibirica L.   (Montia sibirica (L.) Howell)                     Spring Beauty

Stems 1.5-4 dm tall; basal leaves ovate, 2-4 cm long, long petioles; cauline pair of leaves ovate to rhombic-ovate or lanceolate, 0.5-5 cm broad, sessile; flowers in racemes, petals white with pink veins, 6 mm long; seeds black and shiny; in open moist woods and fields from lowlands to mountains, common.

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