This delicious native western plant is not only unusual to look at but full of vitamin C. A light leaf taste, great in salads, it produces generous seeds and spreads easily, especially under trees and shaded areas. It makes a lovely ground cover. Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) is an annual, it reseeds itself generously. The California miners ate it to prevent scurvy, and they probably learned to use it this way from the Native Americans. I have spotted it this Spring in my yard and around the Sierra Mountains on my wanderings. Seeds can be found on-line and sometimes you can find this in organic salad greens. I love the way the flower grows out of the center of the cupped leaf form.
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Deborah Johnson 10 Apr 2008
Nice image and terrific info , Learning is fun Thanks.Chas Sinklier 09 Apr 2008
Terry!!! So Green - real bewdy ~:0)Hui Zhu 07 Apr 2008
great pic...great info too ^.^..Thank U !!!Carliss Mora 04 Apr 2008
Terrific, Terry!! Thanks for the info, too!!Stanley Layman 04 Apr 2008
I appreciate the information explaning the plants, neat picture!