Claytonia
Claytonia (spring beauty) is a genus of flowering plants native to Asia, North America, and Central America. The vitamin-rich leaves can be eaten raw or cooked, and the tubers can be prepared like potatoes.
Species
FamilyMontiaceae
Native toAlabama, Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Chita
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Claytonia (spring beauty) is a genus of flowering plants native to Asia, North America, and Central America. The vitamin-rich leaves can be eaten raw or cooked, and the tubers can be prepared like potatoes.
==Description== The plants are somewhat fleshy and only a few centimeters in height. The flower heads are about in diameter.