Calflora Taxon Report
Claytonia perfoliata  Donn ex Willd.  ssp. intermontana  John M. Mill. & K. L. Chambers
Miner's lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana is an annual herb that is native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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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

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEFClaytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata
PLANTSClaytonia perfoliata var. intermontana
Information about Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (CLPEI)

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[Wikipedia] Characteristics, Bloom Info, Habitat: Plant Characteristics Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Fruit Type: Capsule Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall. Bloom Information Bloom Color: White , Pink Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun Distribution USA: AZ , CA , NV , OR , UT , WA , WY Canada: BC Native Habitat: Heavily grazed shrubland and woodlands. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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