Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica)

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

Bloom Color: Pink, White. Main Bloom Time: Mid spring. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Shoots, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Rich in starch, it has a pleasant nutty flavour. — Root - raw or cooked.; Rich in starch, it has a pleasant nutty flavour.; A radish-like flavour when raw, it tastes like a cross between a potato and a chestnut when cooked.; The root is rich in vitamins A and C.

Habitat & North American Range

Rich woods, thickets and clearings. Wetlands, seeps, moist woods, riparian hardwood forests, copses, bluffs, ravines and prairies from sea level to 1000 metres. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)