Claytonia perfoliata (Miner's Lettuce)

Claytonia perfoliata (Miner's Lettuce) light green plant with round fleshy leaves and tiny white flowers
Claytonia perfoliata (Miner's Lettuce) showing rounded leaves with central stems and small white flower clusters

Botanical name: Claytonia perfoliata

Common names: Miner's Lettuce, Rooreh, Indian Lettuce, Winter Purslane

Family: Montiaceae

Origin: North America

USDA Plant Hardiness MapSmall plant 2-5 ftSemi-shadeWatering: Moderate. Water when top soil feels dryWatering: Regular. Let topsoil dry slightlyWhite, off-white flowersSpice or herb plant

It is an edible, fleshy, herbaceous, annual plant native to the western mountain and coastal regions of North America. The flowers grow above a pair of leaves that are connected together around the stem so as to appear as a single circular leaf. Mature plants form a rosette; they have numerous erect to spreading stems that branch from the base.



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