Flowering plantsIn Hamilton County, Ohio

Virginia Springbeauty

Claytonia virginica L.

Virginia Springbeauty in all of Ohio

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Montiaceae
Genus: Claytonia

Near Hamilton County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 41 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

No result yet (2)
Recorded, too few records for a result (40)
Recorded, season not shown (5)
Season shown (41)

Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table

Counties as a table

Virginia Springbeauty by Ohio county: records and mapped range
County	Records
Adams County	32 · Season shown
Allen County	66 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashland County	30 · Season shown
Ashtabula County	26 · Season shown
Athens County	377 · Season shown
Auglaize County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Belmont County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Brown County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Butler County	218 · Season shown
Carroll County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Champaign County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Clark County	24 · Season shown
Clermont County	132 · Season shown
Clinton County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton County	32 · Recorded, season not shown
Crawford County	20 · Season shown
Cuyahoga County	247 · Season shown
Darke County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Defiance County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County	133 · Season shown
Erie County	66 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield County	41 · Season shown
Fayette County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County	300 · Season shown
Fulton County	20 · Season shown
Gallia County	30 · Recorded, season not shown
Geauga County	50 · Season shown
Greene County	116 · Season shown
Guernsey County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County	506 · Season shown
Hancock County	35 · Season shown
Hardin County	25 · Season shown
Harrison County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Henry County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Highland County	33 · Season shown
Hocking County	52 · Season shown
Holmes County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Huron County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Jackson County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Knox County	21 · Season shown
Lake County	64 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Licking County	76 · Season shown
Logan County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County	132 · Season shown
Lucas County	108 · Season shown
Madison County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning County	46 · Season shown
Marion County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Medina County	126 · Season shown
Meigs County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Mercer County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Miami County	30 · Season shown
Monroe County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County	91 · Season shown
Morgan County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Morrow County	25 · Season shown
Muskingum County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Noble County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa County	25 · Season shown
Paulding County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Perry County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Pike County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Portage County	96 · Season shown
Preble County	31 · Season shown
Putnam County	No qualifying records yet
Richland County	48 · Season shown
Ross County	24 · Season shown
Sandusky County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Scioto County	28 · Season shown
Seneca County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Shelby County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Stark County	107 · Season shown
Summit County	448 · Season shown
Trumbull County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas County	22 · Season shown
Union County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert County	No qualifying records yet
Vinton County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Warren County	80 · Season shown
Washington County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County	89 · Season shown
Williams County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Wood County	85 · Season shown
Wyandot County	Recorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Hamilton County

Early March to early May, middle week Apr 5–11

Middle week · Apr 5–11

This week · Nov 8–14

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Recording in Hamilton County · records of all species each week, 87,019 in all

Records per week from 506 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 213 dates. Latest record: May 2025.

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Records of Virginia Springbeauty in Hamilton County each week, and records of all species
Week	Records of Virginia Springbeauty	Years recorded	Records of all species
Jan 4–10	0	0	392
Jan 11–17	0	0	344
Jan 18–24	0	0	312
Jan 25–31	0	0	206
Feb 1–7	0	0	357
Feb 8–14	0	0	383
Feb 15–21	3	1	366
Feb 22–28	4	2	391
Mar 1–7	10	2	551
Mar 8–14	17	4	523
Mar 15–21	28	6	750
Mar 22–28	45	8	1,012
Mar 29 – Apr 4	67	8	1,535
Apr 5–11	84	9	1,960
Apr 12–18	99	7	2,492
Apr 19–25	49	7	2,403
Apr 26 – May 2	64	6	3,783
May 3–9	31	7	3,307
May 10–16	4	3	2,059
May 17–23	1	1	2,153
May 24–30	0	0	2,390
May 31 – Jun 6	0	0	2,648
Jun 7–13	0	0	2,715
Jun 14–20	0	0	2,695
Jun 21–27	0	0	2,714
Jun 28 – Jul 4	0	0	3,220
Jul 5–11	0	0	2,980
Jul 12–18	0	0	3,031
Jul 19–25	0	0	2,961
Jul 26 – Aug 1	0	0	2,795
Aug 2–8	0	0	2,884
Aug 9–15	0	0	2,696
Aug 16–22	0	0	2,535
Aug 23–29	0	0	2,536
Aug 30 – Sep 5	0	0	2,606
Sep 6–12	0	0	2,980
Sep 13–19	0	0	2,959
Sep 20–26	0	0	2,313
Sep 27 – Oct 3	0	0	2,122
Oct 4–10	0	0	1,828
Oct 11–17	0	0	1,793
Oct 18–24	0	0	1,338
Oct 25–31	0	0	1,023
Nov 1–7	0	0	676
Nov 8–14	0	0	593
Nov 15–21	0	0	384
Nov 22–28	0	0	496
Nov 29 – Dec 5	0	0	356
Dec 6–12	0	0	478
Dec 13–19	0	0	285
Dec 20–26	0	0	322
Dec 27 – Jan 2	0	0	388

Reported in flower

Usually reported in flower early March to early May, middle week Apr 5–11.

From 124 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.

Reported in fruit

Only 5 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Mid-March to early May, middle week Apr 12–18

Middle week · Apr 12–18

This week · Nov 8–14

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 6,372 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 629 dates. Latest record: May 2025.

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Records of Virginia Springbeauty in Ohio each week, and records of all species
Week	Records of Virginia Springbeauty	Years recorded	Records of all species
Jan 4–10	0	0	6,211
Jan 11–17	0	0	5,146
Jan 18–24	0	0	4,645
Jan 25–31	1	1	4,698
Feb 1–7	3	2	6,023
Feb 8–14	5	3	5,888
Feb 15–21	6	2	5,436
Feb 22–28	14	4	6,846
Mar 1–7	47	4	8,321
Mar 8–14	88	8	10,384
Mar 15–21	183	9	12,620
Mar 22–28	333	10	13,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4	630	10	19,661
Apr 5–11	948	10	26,860
Apr 12–18	1,253	10	39,925
Apr 19–25	1,016	10	41,623
Apr 26 – May 2	927	10	56,391
May 3–9	483	10	52,952
May 10–16	268	9	53,785
May 17–23	113	10	57,698
May 24–30	49	8	54,651
May 31 – Jun 6	2	2	53,099
Jun 7–13	0	0	53,700
Jun 14–20	0	0	56,625
Jun 21–27	0	0	55,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4	0	0	58,477
Jul 5–11	0	0	61,336
Jul 12–18	0	0	64,722
Jul 19–25	0	0	69,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1	0	0	59,416
Aug 2–8	0	0	59,712
Aug 9–15	0	0	55,994
Aug 16–22	0	0	54,328
Aug 23–29	0	0	51,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5	0	0	57,167
Sep 6–12	0	0	59,075
Sep 13–19	0	0	54,543
Sep 20–26	1	1	45,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3	0	0	43,180
Oct 4–10	0	0	37,841
Oct 11–17	0	0	30,824
Oct 18–24	0	0	21,156
Oct 25–31	0	0	19,021
Nov 1–7	0	0	14,172
Nov 8–14	0	0	12,621
Nov 15–21	0	0	7,965
Nov 22–28	0	0	8,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5	0	0	6,083
Dec 6–12	0	0	6,004
Dec 13–19	1	1	5,423
Dec 20–26	0	0	5,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2	1	1	8,459

Reported in flower

Usually reported in flower late March to early May, middle week Apr 12–18.

From 1,287 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.

Reported in fruit

Only 17 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Look-alikes

When

Land cover

Often confused with

cut-leaved toothwort Cardamine concatenataOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
common star-of-Bethlehem Ornithogalum umbellatum57 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
rue anemone Thalictrum thalictroides54 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
sharp-lobed hepatica Hepatica acutiloba31 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

Jan: recorded
Feb: recorded
Mar: recorded
Apr: recorded
May: recorded
Jun: recorded
Jul: no record
Aug: no record
Sep: recorded
Oct: no record
Nov: no record
Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in July to August and October to November, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land cover	Its recordsAll Ohio records
Forest	63%31%
Developed	28%49%
Farmland	4%11%
Wetland	4%5%
Grassland and shrub	0.2%0.9%
Open water	0.2%3%

From 3,720 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Hamilton County result

506 records from 2 datasets.

iNaturalist Research-grade Observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 502 recordsiNaturalist contributors, iNaturalist (2026). iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. iNaturalist.org. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ab3s5x accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-11-13.
iNaturalist observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 4 recordsiNaturalist. Available from https://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed 2026-11-13

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.