species 94,796 observations

Virginia Springbeauty

Claytonia virginica

Status: native
Bees: 1 specialist raised on its pollen
Traits
Where: In the US
Source: iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

142 native animals
supported in the US

Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Spring Beauty Miner 1
Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Oblique-banded Pond Fly 1
Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Carlin's Mining Bee, Greater Bee Fly, Unequal Cellophane Bee, Pure Green Sweat Bee 140

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer: Herbaceous plants
Light: Part shade Dappled shade
Moisture: Well drained Moist
Soil: Loam Organic
Soil pH: Acid
Habit: Clumping Spreading
Plant type: Wildflower Bulb Edible Herbaceous perennial

From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.