There's a lot to love about claytonia, which is known botanically either as Claytonia perfoliata or Montia perfoliata. Call it what you will, it's beautiful. Each small round leaf is pierced in ...

Then comes miner’s lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata). Their slender green stems and lily-pad-shaped leaves fill out salads for weeks, a delicacy of gold miners who learned about this green from ...

And no wild salad green is more important than miner's lettuce, Claytonia perfoliata. I took a walk yesterday near Folsom, and within a mile I saw enough of the plant to feed a small town.

Foraging — the act of finding wild, edible food — is a lost art in modern society. It’s time for a revival. Foraging will of ...

Among the best choices are kale, spinach, 'Surrey' arugula, and miner's lettuce or winter purslane (Claytonia perfoliata). Green cabbage holds up even in snow. But in all cases, ...

Claytonia sibirica, commonly known as spring beauty and pink purslane, is a low-growing... Native shade perennial a delicate treat SF Gate Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...