Portulacaceae FAMILY

Claytonia perfoliata

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Claytonia perfoliata is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.15 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - British Columbia to California and Mexico. Naturalized in Britain.

HabitatDisturbed and waste ground, moist banks and slopes, often in partial shade, especially on light soils[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. , 85 Title Edible Native Plants of the Rocky Mountains. Publication Author Harrington. H. D. Publisher University of New Mexico Press Year 1967 ISBN 0-8623-0343-9 Description A superb book. Very readable, it gives the results of the authors experiments with native edible plants. ]. Also found on rather dry sandy soils[ 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. ].