Claytonia tuberosa Pall. ex Willd.

Claytonia tuberosa Pall. ; Schultes, in R. & S. Syst. Veg. 5 : 436 1819.
Corm 1-2.5 cm. in diameter, ovoid; stem 2 dm. high, erect; basal leaves unknown; stemleaves linear, sessile, 2-5 cm. long, 2-5 mm. wide, acute; raceme 3-12-flowered, 5-10 cm. long, with a single round bract; pedicels about 3 cm. long, recurved in fruit; sepals ovate, 5-7 mm. long, obtuse or acute; petals white, 12 mm. long, obovate, slightly and broadly retuse; capsule 4 mm. long; seeds black, shining, orbicular, 2 mm. long.
Ty'PE locality': Eastern Siberia. Distribution: Alaska and eastern Siberia.