Claytonia
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Claytonia virginica
See also: claytonia
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Clayton + Latin -ia, after American botanist John Clayton.
Proper noun
Claytonia f
- Spring beauties and miner's lettuces, principally of North America.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Montiaceae.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Portulacaceae.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Montiaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Montiaceae - family
- (genus in Portulaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Portulacaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Claytonia virginica (type species)
- For more species see
Claytonia on WikipediaWikipedia and 
Claytonia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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References
- Claytonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Claytonia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Claytonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Claytonia at USDA Plants database
