Claytonia perfoliata Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 2244

Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd.

Miner s lettuce, Miner's lettuce

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Claytonia perfoliata, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


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Family:	MONTIACEAE
Genus:	Claytonia
Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. intermontana ... ssp. mexicana ... ssp. perfoliata

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

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

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ICPN:

Claytonia perfoliata var. angustifolia

More information about Claytonia perfoliata


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	UC Integrated Pest Management Weed Photo Gallery (profile of this plant as an agricultural weed) Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (CLPE)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 19, 2019).