Portulacaceae FAMILY

Claytonia megarhiza

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Claytonia megarhiza is a Evergreen Perennial up to 0.15 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - Washington and southwards.

HabitatGravelly soils, rock crevices and high montane regions[ 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. ]. Talus, scree and gravelly slopes at elevations of 2000 - 4000 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. ].