Streambank Springbeauty

Limnia parviflora (Dougl.) Rydb. Bull. Torrey Club 33: 139 1906.
Claylonia parviflora Dougl.; Hook. Fl. Bor. Am. 1: 225. 1832. Claylonia perfoliala parviflora Torr. Pacif. R. R. Rep. 4: 71. 1857. Monlia parviflora Howell, Ervthea 1: 38. 1893.
Claylonia parviflora hydrophila Suksd. Deuts. Bot. Monats. 16: 221. 1898. Monlia parviflora hydrophila Suksd. Deuts. Bot. Monats. 16: 221. 1898. Monlia Viae A. Nelson. Bot. Gaz. 42: 48. 1906. (A broad-based form.) Limnia Viae A. Heller. Muhlenbergia 6: 84. 1910. Monlia perfoliala parviflora Jepson, Fl. Calif. 1: 471. 1914.
Annual; stem erect, 1-3 dm. high, glabrous; basal leaves petioled, thin, often yellowishgreen, the petioles 3-5 cm. long; blades, at least of the earlier leaves, usually linear, those of the later oblanceolate, 3-5 cm. long, rarely (var. hydrophila) lance-elliptic, 1-2 cm. long, 5-6 mm. wide; stem-leaves usually connate on both sides, forming a suborbicular disk 1-3 cm. wide; raceme sessile or pedunclcd, lax, 5-11 cm. long, the flowers single, in pairs, or verticillate at the nodes; sepals rounded-ovate, 2-3 cm. long, unequal; petals about 5 mm. long, white or pinkish, retuse; seeds black, minutely punctate, 1-1.5 mm. long.
Type locality: California.
Distribution: British Columbia to Idaho and Lower California.

Limnia adsurgens (Suksd.) Rydberg
Claylonia parviflora adsurgens Suksd. Deuts. Bot. Monats. 16: 221. 1898. Montia parviflora adsurgens Suksd. Deuts. Bot. Monats. 16: 221. 1898. Claylonia parviflora sparsiflora Suksd. Werdenda 1: 11. 1923.
Annual; stem S— 15 cm. high, ascending or decumbent; basal leaves petioled, thin, pale or brownish, the petioles 1-5 cm. long, the blades rhombic, 0.5-2 cm. long and often as wide; stem-leaves connate, forming a suborbicular disk 1-2 cm. wide, oblique, the apices acute; inflorescence short-peduncled or sessile, 3-5 cm. long, sometimes with a single bract, the pedicels mostly single at the nodes; sepals orbicular or rounded-oval, in fruit 3 mm. long; petals white, retuse; seeds black, finely punctate, 1.5 mm. long.
Type locality : Skamania County. Washington. Distribution: Washington to mountains of central California.

Limnia rupestris (Suksd.) Rydberg, sp. nov
Claytonia paniflora T. & G. Fl. X. Am. 1: 200. in part. 1S38. Claylonia pan-i flora rupestris Suksd. Dents. Rot. Monats. 16: 221. 1898. Montia pan-iflora rupestris Suksd. Deuts. Bot. Monats. 16: 221. 1898.
Annual; stem 5-10 cm. high, decumbent to erect, glabrous; basal leaves long-petioled, thin, the petioles 2-5 cm. long, the blades oblanceolate or spatulate, 1-2.5 cm. long, 2 -9 mm. wide, acute at each end or tapering below; stem-leaves connate on both sides, forming a disk usually about 1 cm. wide or less (rarely 1.5-2 cm. wide), with acute tips; raceme 1.5-2.5 cm. long, lax, rather few-flowered; sepals 2 mm. long, rounded-ovate in fruit; petals white or rose, 4 mm. long, retuse; seeds black, 1 mm. long.
Type locality: Skamania County. Washington. Distribution: Washington to central California.