Carolina Spring Beauty vs Eastern Spring Beauty

Claytonia caroliniana compared with Claytonia virginica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carolina Spring Beauty	Eastern Spring Beauty
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same	Montiaceae	Montiaceae
Genus same	Claytonia	Claytonia
Species	Claytonia caroliniana	Claytonia virginica

Evolutionary Relationship

Carolina Spring Beauty and Eastern Spring Beauty share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Claytonia.

View Genus: Claytonia

Conservation Status

Carolina Spring Beauty

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Spring Beauty

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carolina Spring Beauty	Eastern Spring Beauty
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carolina Spring Beauty

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Eastern Spring Beauty

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Carolina Spring Beauty

The Carolina Spring Beauty (Claytonia caroliniana) is a species in the genus Claytonia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.