Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. ssp. perfoliata

Claytonia, Miner's lettuce

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

also called Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1762 records in California Plant Characteristics

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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

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Claytonia perfoliata var. angustifolia
PLANTS	Limnia perfoliata
JEF + PLANTS	Montia perfoliata
JEF	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana

Information about Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CLPEP) 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 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[wildflower.org] Characteristics, Bloom Info, Habitat: Plant Characteristics Duration: Annual , Perennial Habit: Herb Leaf Shape: Oblanceolate Leaf Margin: Entire Leaf Apex: Obtuse Fruit Type: Capsule Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall. Bloom Information Bloom Color: White , Pink Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul Distribution USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , NV , OR , SD , UT , WA , WY Canada: BC Native Habitat: Seasonally moist places in open to shady woods in the bottom lands to the lower mountains. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/08/2025).