Species
Winter purslane
Claytonia perfoliata
Varieties
1 entries| Variety | Description | Prices (EUR) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter purslaneBSI-H802780 | — |
| Details |
Claytonia perfoliata is an annual with stalked basal leaves and a distinctive upper leaf pair around the flowering stem.
Flowers and foliage
The upper blades may join into a disc or remain notched or cleft, with small white or pink flowers above them. This leaf arrangement explains the perfoliata name. Winter purslane is a common name; the plant belongs to Montiaceae rather than Portulaca.
Leaves surrounding the flowering stem
Winter Purslane is the listed seed reference for this leafy species in the wholesale assortment.
At a glance
Species profile
Characteristics
- Life cycle
- Annual
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Claytonia perfoliata
- Common names
- miner's lettuce
- Synonyms
- Limnia perfoliata (Donn ex Willd.) Haw., Montia perfoliata (Donn ex Willd.) Howell
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Montiaceae
- Genus
- Claytonia
- Species
- Claytonia perfoliata