Bering Sea Spring Beauty (Claytonia acutifolia)

Family: Portulacaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Claytonia acutifolia is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.2 m (0ft 8in). It is in flower from May to July, and the seeds ripen in May. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid soils and can grow in very acid soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Roots/Tubers, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Root - raw or cooked. Large and fleshy. The root was usually eaten with oil. Leaves - raw or cooked. Flowers - raw. A nice decoration in a salad. — Root - raw or cooked.; Large and fleshy.; The root was usually eaten with oil.; Leaves - raw or cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Tundra and stony slopes of bald mountains. Marshy ground in moss and lichen tundra and alder and birch thickets, scree and talus of mountain slopes, sea level to 2000 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)