Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Western Spring Beauty

Claytonia lanceolata - Common, midspring, perennial, to 8 in. Erect. Basal leaves sometimes absent; stem leaves a single pair clasping the stem part-way from ground. Leaves wedge-shaped tapering to sharp tips. Flowers 3-15 with short stalks or sessile above leaves in loose, sometimes 1-sided cluster. Flower petals white or pink with pink veins or occasionally yellow or orange. Found in moist meadows, slopes, woodlands, at mid to alpine elevations. Native.