HyperDic: genus_claytonia

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Claytonia:
NOUNplantgenus Claytonia, Claytoniagenus of mainly North American succulent herbs with white or pink flowers usually in terminal racemes
English > genus Claytonia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggenus of mainly North American succulent herbs with white or pink flowers usually in terminal racemes.
SynonymClaytonia
Member ofPortulacaceae, family Portulacaceae, purslane familyfamily of usually succulent herbs
MembersCarolina spring beauty, Claytonia carolinianaSimilar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink flowers
Virginia spring beauty, Claytonia virginicasmall cormous perennial grown for its low rosette of succulent foliage and racemes of pink-tinged white flowers
spring beauty, Clatonia lanceolatasmall slender plant having one pair of succulent leaves at the middle of the stem and a loose raceme of white or pink or rose bowl-shaped flowers and an edible corm
Broadercaryophylloid dicot genusgenus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
Spanishclaytonia, genus claytonia
Catalanclaytonia, genus claytonia

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