Calflora
Taxon  Report   2244    
Claytonia perfoliata  Donn ex Willd.
Miner s lettuce,  Miner's lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata
© 2015 Robert Sikora
Photos from
CalPhotos / Calflora
Claytonia perfoliata
© 2009 John W. Wall
Claytonia perfoliata
© 2007 Neal Kramer
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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Plant Characteristics
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Bloom Period
Claytonia perfoliata
© 2018 stephen rosenthal
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

Alternate Names:
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]. 2018. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Dec 10, 2018).

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