Claytonia caroliniana, the Carolina springbeauty, is an herbaceous perennial in the family Montiaceae.

It is most commonly found in the New England area of the United States but its habitat extends from Ontario and a northern limit in the Cape Anguille Mountains of Newfoundland and south to Alabama.

[1] It grows approximately 6 inches tall in forests of the Appalachian Mountains and piedmont[3][4] Claytonia caroliniana is a flowering, woodland perennial herb.

[4] They grow on a stem 3 - 10 inches tall that bears a single pair of broad leaves.

Natural hybrids with Claytonia virginica have been documented[8] There are two green leaves that grow opposite each other on a node.