Claytonia perfoliata

Read about Claytonia perfoliata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Montia perfoliata, Howell (Claytonia perfoliata, Don). Winter Purslane. Rather coarse, green, often reddening with age: radical lvs. from subreniform to spatulate-obovate, often 1-3 in. broad; cauline lvs. merely flattened disks: pedicels not longer than the fruiting calyx; petals white, little surpassing the calyx. Banks of streams, Calif, to Ariz, and Mex., north to Brit. Col.; common near Pacific coast. It grows wild in Cuba but is not native there, as often stated. B.M. 1336. R.H. 1897, p. 159. Annual. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.