spring beauty

spring beautySpring beauty (Claytonia virginica).

spring beauty, (species Claytonia virginica), small, succulent, spring-flowering perennial plant of the purslane family (Portulacaceae), native to eastern North America and often planted in moist shady areas of rock gardens. It grows to 30 cm (12 inches) from a globose corm and produces narrow leaves and a loose cluster of small delicate white flowers tinged with pink.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.
Citation Information
Article Title: spring beauty
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 20 March 2013
Access Date: February 22, 2025