species 18,084 observations

Carolina Springbeauty

Claytonia caroliniana

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

Field notes

Supports All

34 native animals
supported in the US

Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Spring Beauty Miner 1
Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors West Virginia White, Early Tachinid Fly, Unequal Cellophane Bee, Mustard White 33

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
Moisture: Well drained Moist
Soil: Sand Loam Organic
Soil pH: Acid
Habit: Clumping Erect Prostrate
Plant type: Wildflower

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