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Cuban Spinach - flower, Heesch, the Netherlands Found this growing in our garden today, whilst not having planted it. It has an interesting shape where the flower seems to pierce the leaf. I&#039;ve read that in reality these are two individual leafs that grow merged.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/93027/cuban_spinach_heesch_the_netherlands.html" title="Cuban Spinach, Heesch, the Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/93027_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=efYqBk7wjghnoXuD1Kibk4VQQMA%3D" width="114" height="152" alt="Cuban Spinach, Heesch, the Netherlands Found this growing in our garden today, whilst not having planted it. It has an interesting shape where the flower seems to pierce the leaf. I&#039;ve read that in reality these are two individual leafs that grow merged.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/93026/cuban_spinach_-_flower_heesch_the_netherlands.html Claytonia perfoliata,Europe,Geotagged,Heesch,Miner&#039;s Lettuce,Netherlands,Spring,World" /></a></figure> Claytonia perfoliata,Europe,Heesch,Miner's Lettuce,Netherlands,World Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Cuban Spinach - flower, Heesch, the Netherlands

Found this growing in our garden today, whilst not having planted it. It has an interesting shape where the flower seems to pierce the leaf. I've read that in reality these are two individual leafs that grow merged.

Cuban Spinach, Heesch, the Netherlands Found this growing in our garden today, whilst not having planted it. It has an interesting shape where the flower seems to pierce the leaf. I've read that in reality these are two individual leafs that grow merged.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/93026/cuban_spinach_-_flower_heesch_the_netherlands.html Claytonia perfoliata,Europe,Geotagged,Heesch,Miner's Lettuce,Netherlands,Spring,World

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The Miner's Lettuce

''Claytonia perfoliata'' is a fleshy annual plant native to the western mountain and coastal regions of North America from southernmost Alaska and central British Columbia south to Central America, but most common in California in the Sacramento and northern San Joaquin valleys.

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Similar species: Pinks, Cactuses, And Allies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Apr 23, 2020. Captured Apr 23, 2020 15:08.
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