Portulacaceae FAMILY
Claytonia tuberosa
Claytonia tuberosa
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Claytonia tuberosa is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.15 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeNorthwestern N. America - Alaska, to E. Asia - Siberia.
HabitatSphagnum tundra in the Arctic[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Wet to moist stony tundra slopes from sea level to 1200 metres in Alaska[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].