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A Photographic Guide to Plants of
Humboldt Bay Dunes and Wetlands
Compiled by Gordon Leppig and Andrea Pickart
Release 2.0
April 2018
Montiaceae
Scientific Name
Calandrinia menziesii
Common Name
red-maids
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
DM, DS, SW
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Claytonia exigua
Common Name
little spring beauty
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
DM, DS
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Claytonia perfoliata
Common Name
miner's lettuce
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
DM, DS, RF
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Claytonia rubra ssp. depressa
Common Name
red-stemmed spring beauty
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR
Habitat
DM
Other
N/A
Status: Conservation concern (C); Exotic (E); Invasive (I); California Native (N)
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Habitat: Dune mat (DM), Dune scrub (DS), Dune swale (SW), Coniferous dune forest (CDF), Riparian forest (RF), Freshwater marsh (FM), Freshwater swamp (FS), Freshwater marsh (FM), Open water (OW), Brackish marsh (BM), Salt marsh (SM), Mudflat (MF) Agricultural wetland (AW).
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* This vascular plant list for Humboldt Bay dunes and wetlands is based on collections made by the authors primarily between 2001 and 2008.
Please email comments, corrections, or proposed additions to andrea_pickart@fws.gov.
Nomenclature follows the Jepson Manual, Higher Plants of California, Second edition (U.C. Press 2012).
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