tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445708994273990101.post3827933438526984824..comments2023-04-02T08:23:41.274+12:00Comments on The Field of Gold: Miners Lettuce. Food of the gold rush.The Field of Goldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00198031456340592151noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445708994273990101.post-27131475024206455612014-01-15T19:14:46.158+13:002014-01-15T19:14:46.158+13:00Hi David. I would like to hear from you and I wou...Hi David. I would like to hear from you and I would like to see this plant. Ph me 021 655 907. I have read your book on Lowburn.The Field of Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198031456340592151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445708994273990101.post-39697786355345749872014-01-15T19:12:31.854+13:002014-01-15T19:12:31.854+13:00Hi Sue. It does seem to like the damp. And we ha...Hi Sue. It does seem to like the damp. And we have a very hot and dry summer usually. It does have a life of it's own. Appears August, which is the end of winter here, flourishes through Spring, and mostly over and gone by ChristmasThe Field of Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198031456340592151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445708994273990101.post-26324521366947362902014-01-12T15:20:49.556+13:002014-01-12T15:20:49.556+13:00Wow! I'm so glad to see that you're havin...Wow! I'm so glad to see that you're having success growing this. Once you get it,...you have it,..so to speak... I find it likes wet areas, especially...Sue Langleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734024716704491704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445708994273990101.post-22988927612835226532014-01-09T14:25:56.789+13:002014-01-09T14:25:56.789+13:00Good to see miners lettuce getting a fresh start. ...Good to see miners lettuce getting a fresh start. I recently re-discovered an old goldfields plant and have been studying it's distribution. A form of goji- lycium chinense. Used as a medicinal plant long ago.David Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818689417966487618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445708994273990101.post-66471468151118513132013-01-06T10:18:39.939+13:002013-01-06T10:18:39.939+13:00I live down the road from Arrowtown and like to wa...I live down the road from Arrowtown and like to walk along the tracks by the Arrow River.<br />This spring, I saw a large patch of miner's lettuce on the Tobin Track side of the river, about 5 minutes walk from the bridge. I had never seen it before, and although I'm no botanist, I pay attention to the flowers along the tracks. I think that the wet spring and the disturbed soil from slips and work on the track let it flourish.<br /><br />Because I have been involved in writing articles for the Lakes District Historical Society, and with the 150th anniversary of gold just celebrated, this discovery seemed like a nice vignette to include in the next issue of The Courier. A photograph with the history of its original discovery and its botanical naming may be in the winter issue if there is room.<br /><br />I saw the discussion on the net re the use of the common name miner's lettuce attributed to Lewis and Clark but I think, as did others who later joined the discussion, that this was added by an editor of their compendium.<br /><br />So maybe next spring, there will be more of the same along the track!<br /><br />Best regards from the other end of the Kawarau Gorge,<br />Rita Teele<br />The Field of Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198031456340592151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445708994273990101.post-14007349444676610962012-11-22T20:55:13.636+13:002012-11-22T20:55:13.636+13:00I'd always wondered what that plant was, so th...I'd always wondered what that plant was, so thanks for the good article and photos.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />DonaldDonaldhttp://www.likeminds.co.nz/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445708994273990101.post-48455826042736166202012-11-09T08:39:38.939+13:002012-11-09T08:39:38.939+13:00thanks for the link to Sue's post. Always enjo...thanks for the link to Sue's post. Always enjoy a conversation that builds up in the comments. I need to remember to add a sprinkle of spekboom leaves to our salad. Another tough succulent, which is edible. To elephants, and people.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445708994273990101.post-77837232608489458372012-11-09T02:59:07.994+13:002012-11-09T02:59:07.994+13:00It's strange to see a common CA wild plant gro...It's strange to see a common CA wild plant growing in someone's garden half a world away. I wonder if our miners helped them spread across CA: <br />http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=2240<br />and<br />http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=2244Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.com