Claytonia virginica
Family
Portulacaceae
Common Name(s)
Spring beauty
Fruit/Seed Maturation Sign
Capsules lighten in color; seeds dark black and shiny
Fruit/Seed Collection Dates
early to mid May
Notes
A spring ephemeral.
Once established, plants self sow (Cullina 2000).
Seed output moderate; vegetative spread low (Barkely 1986, Gleason and Cronquist 1991).
Seed Cleaning
Separate seeds from capsules
Storage
Intolerant of dry storage (Cullina 2000)
Restoration Potential
Medium