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Claytonia virginica, the Virginia springbeauty, [2] eastern spring beauty, grass-flower [3] narrowleaf springbeauty [1] or fairy spud, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the family Montiaceae. [4] Its native range is eastern North America. [2] Its scientific name honors Colonial Virginian botanist John Clayton (1694–1773).
Claytonia (spring beauty) is a genus of flowering plants native to Asia, North America, and Central America. The vitamin-rich leaves can be eaten raw or cooked, and the tubers can be prepared like potatoes.
A fully referenced current list of plants that have seeds with elaiosomes can be found in Lengyel et al. (2010). [2]Chelidonium majus (greater celandine); Claytonia virginica ...
Claytonia virginica (Virginia spring-beauty), used medicinally by the Iroquois, who would give a cold infusion or decoction of the powdered roots to children suffering from convulsions. [30] They would also eat the raw roots, believing that they permanently prevented conception. [31]
In one study in North America, spring beauty (Claytonia virginica) was favoured by the newly emerged queens, while the toothwort Cardamine concatenata was used to a lesser extent. When these woodland flowers faded in April the bees switched to dandelions as their main food source. These early plants were mainly used to immediately feed the ...
Claytonia virginica at Radnor Lake in Tennessee. Clayton explored the Gloucester County region botanically and in 1734 sent many specimens and manuscript descriptions to the English naturalist Mark Catesby, who then sent them on to the Dutch botanist Jan Frederik Gronovius. [8] Clayton would also send work to Gronovius directly. [1]
The rust grows on the leaves and stems of plants in the Portulacaceae family, including the Carolina spring beauty (Claytonia caroliniana), the Virginia spring beauty or fairy spud (C. virginica), [4] and the lanceleaf springbeauty (Claytonia lanceolata). Other host species include Montia fontana and M. sibirica. [10]
Claytonia sibirica: Siberian spring beauty: Has beet-flavoured leaves. [83] Cleome gynandra: African cabbage: Widespread in many tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world. Its leaves form an important part of diets in Southern Africa. [84] Cnidoscolus aconitifolius: Chaya or Tree spinach: Traditional food in parts of Central and South America.