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Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. ssp. perfoliata
miner's lettuce

       
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Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. ssp. perfoliata

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Synonyms:
Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. ssp. perfoliata

  CLPEA Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. var. angustifolia Greene
  LIPE5 Limnia perfoliata (Donn ex Willd.) Haw.
  MOPE3 Montia perfoliata (Donn ex Willd.) Howell
 

Distribution:
Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. ssp. perfoliata

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, GA, ID, MT, NH, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA), CAN (BC)
 

Related Taxa:
Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. ssp. perfoliata

View 10 genera in Portulacaceae, 28 species in Claytonia, 3 subspecies in Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd.
 

Classification:
Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. ssp. perfoliata

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Caryophyllales
Family Portulacaceae – Purslane family
Genus Claytonia L. – springbeauty
Species Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. – miner's lettuce
Subspecies Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. ssp. perfoliata – miner's lettuce
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. ssp. perfoliata

Montia perfoliata
miner's lettuce

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. ssp. perfoliata

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. ssp. perfoliata

Claytonia perfoliata:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC-,FACW NO NO NO FACW NO NO FACW FAC- FAC FAC FACW NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. ssp. perfoliata

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. ssp. perfoliata

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20396.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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