Claytonia rosea Rydb.
Annotated by Peter Lesica, Jan 2006.

Montana: Deer Lodge County: French Creek, Mt Haggin Wildlife Management Area; along Hwy 274, ca. 12 air miles SSW of Anaconda. Elev. 6200 ft.
45.9382° N, 113.0362° W; T2N R12W S12 & 1 12, NW4; 1, SW4
Coordinate Source: TRS-website.
(yellow-flowered form) Slopes above (southwest of) French Creek, between Moose Creek and Lincoln Gulch. Ca. 10,000-20,000+ individuals, in seven areas; yellow-flowered plants occur mixed with white ones, in varying ratios; moist montane grasslands, with Deschampsia cespitosa, Danthonia intermedia, Dodecatheon conjugens, Lomatium cous. Flora of Montana
Montana Natural Heritage Program
Miller determined: Claytonia tuberosa Pallas ex. Willd. subsp. rosea (Rydberg) Miller & Chambers January-March 1992 Phenology: Flowers.

J. Stephen Shelly 1413, May 18, 1988
With Peter Lesica
MONTU, Accession: 113183