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Virginia Spring-beauty

Claytonia virginica

34
Good

Native to Mississippi (estimated). How scores work Is it native here?

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Height
6–9 inches
Spread
6–9 inches
Light
Dappled sunlight, Full sun, Partial shade
Soil moisture
Usually moist

Space about 1 ft apart from its recorded spread, about 100 per 100 sq ft. Enter your bed size for a count

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At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Bloom
April to June

Not yet recorded · Leaves

Recorded in 32 Mississippi counties.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food. 49 animals.

Widespread birds also seen here (41)

Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.

All wildlife of Mississippi

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS
28BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Claytonia

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
1Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Claytonia

  • Andrena erigeniae
Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
6BirdsRecorded eating Claytonia in Mississippi

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Birds whose range includes Mississippi, most records first.

Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab)

Direct food only. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

Flies 16
  • Calliphora erythrocephala
  • Empis humilis
  • Empis otiosa
  • Eristalis latifrons
  • Helicobia 4-setosa
  • Limnophora narona
  • Lucilia sylvarum
  • Phormia regina
  • Rhingia nasica
  • Sarcophaga sinuata
Show all 16
  • Sepsis violacea
  • Sphaerophoria cylindrica
  • Syrphus americanus
  • Syrphus arcuatus
  • Syrphus ribesii
  • Syrphus torvus

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Adult butterflies / moths 4
  • Phyciodes tharos
  • Pontia protodice
  • Thanaos juvenalis
  • Vanessa atalanta

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Other wasps · Other insects

Birds that eat Claytonia 6

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab), CC0 1.0.

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Montiaceae
Hardiness
Zones 3a–8b
Soil pH
Acidic
Flower color
Pink or white

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Virginia Spring Beauty; Virginia Springbeauty

Conservation status

Mississippi rankSNR
Global rankG5
MS statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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Growing cautions

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