Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana Calflora

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Taxon Report

Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. ssp. mexicana (Rydb.) John M. Mill. & K. L. Chambers

Southern miner's lettuce

2002 Dean Wm. Taylor

2021 John Rawlings

2014 David popp

2014 Susan McDougall

2013 Susan McDougall

Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Parent:	Claytonia perfoliata
Genus:	Claytonia
Family:	Montiaceae (Portulacaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CLPEM) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/30/2023).