Claytonia lanceolata
| Claytonia lanceolata | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 5 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-6.5 |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Early Spring |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Claytonia lanceolata (common name: lanceleaf spring beauty)
Propagation: Seed - surface sow on a peat based compost in spring in a cold frame. Germination usually takes place within 2 - 4 weeks at 10°c[1]. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the cold frame for at least their first winter. Plant them out in late spring or early summer after the last expected frosts.
Division of offsets in spring or autumn.
Cultivation: Prefers a damp peaty soil and a position in full sun[2][1]. Requires a lime-free soil[1].
Range: Western N. America - southwards from British Columbia.
Habitat: Rich soils that are moist in spring from the foothills to alpine slopes[3][4].
Edibility: Root - raw or cooked[5][6][7][8]. Rather palatable[3]. The raw root has a pleasant radish-like taste, when baked it has the taste and texture of baked potato[9]. The roots can be dried, ground into a powder and stored for later use[8].
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Seed Ripens: Late Spring
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: C. multiscapa.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bird, Alfred. Growing from Seed Volume 4. Thompson and Morgan, 1990.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hitchcock, Leo. Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press, 1955.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harrington, Harold. Edible Native Plants of the Rocky Mountains. University of New Mexico Press, 1967.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Yanovsky, Elias. Food Plants of the North American Indians Publication 237. US Department of Agriculture.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.
- ↑ Davis, Ray and Frank Craighead. A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers. The Riverside Press, 1963.