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Spring Beauty
Claytonia caroliniana Michx.		  
Family Purslane  (Portulacaceae)
Bloom Spring
Habitat Woods, shade, moist soil
Status Native   
Cycle Perennial
Height 3-6"
Flower Flowers usually have 5 white or pink petals conspicuously marked with dark pink veins. 
Leaf There is a single pair of smooth leaves halfway up the stem.  They are oval 3-8 times as long as they are wide.
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