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Spring Beauty
Claytonia caroliniana Michx.		  
Family Purslane  (Portulacaceae)
Bloom Spring
Habitat Wet shade, deciduous woods
Status Native
Cycle Perennial
Height 6-10"
Flower Showy upright flowers 1/2 to 3/4" wide whitish flowers with pink veins.  Each flower is made up of 5 petals with a slightly yellow-tinted center.
Leaf A single pair of smooth leaves halfway up the stem are oval in shape and 1-3" long.
Notes Spring Beauty often grows in large patches, reproducing from small underground tubers.  The flower's pink veins act as runways to guide insects to the nectar.

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