Portulacaceae FAMILY

Claytonia lanceolata

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Claytonia lanceolata is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.20 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - southwards from British Columbia.

HabitatRich soils that are moist in spring from the foothills to alpine slopes[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. , 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. ]. Sagebrush and montane foothills to alpine areas, particularly where snow persists, 500 - 3000 metres[ 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. ].