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Definition of Claytonia caroliniana
1. Noun. Similar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink flowers; eastern North America.
Exact synonyms: Carolina Spring Beauty
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Claytonia, Genus Claytonia
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Claytonia, Genus Claytonia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Claytonia Caroliniana
Literary usage of Claytonia caroliniana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"claytonia caroliniana Michx. FI. Bor. Am. i : 160. 1803. Similar to the preceding
species but sometimes more nearly erect. Basal leaves ovate- lanceolate or ..."
2. Report (1913)
"claytonia caroliniana Michx. Carolina Spring Beauty. In rich shaded ground.
Portulaca oleracea L. Common Purslane. Occasional as a weed about the village. ..."