How to identify miner’s lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) - an abundant springtime edible plant you can

Miner’s Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) is also known as Winter Purslane or Indian lettuce. It is native to western North America and commonly grown in home gardens. A nutrient-dense, cold-hardy annual can be grown in zones five and below. The succulent leaves and stems are tasty and reminiscent of spinach and lettuce. The flowers and stems are also edible. Claytonia is considered a wild green and a self-sowing plant, and seeds are dispersed easily due to its dehiscent fruits (mature seed pods/ca

Grow Claytonia! - AKA Miner’s Lettuce

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How to identify miner’s lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) - an abundant springtime edible plant you can find all over the San Francisco Bay Area. Apparently it’s called Miner’s Lettuce because miners during the california gold rush would eat it to prevent scurvy, but indigenous peoples were eating it both raw and boiled long before that! #minerslettuce #foraging #edibleplants plants on the street you can eat

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