Introductory
SPECIES: Claytonia perfoliata | Miner's-Lettuce 



ABBREVIATION : 
CLAPER

SYNONYMS : 
   Montia perfoliata (Donn.) Howell [18,22,27,36]


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   CLPE
   MOPE2


COMMON NAMES : 
   miner's-lettuce
   claspleaf miner's-lettuce
   Indian-lettuce


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of miner's-lettuce is Claytonia
perfoliata Donn. (Portulacaceae) [38,44].  The Claytonia perfoliata
complex is a polyploid group of considerable complexity, with several
subspecies and many ecotypes [39,40].  The following subspecies are
recognized:

C. perfoliata spp. perfoliata [39]
C. perfoliata ssp. mexicana (Rydb.) John M. Miller & Chambers [38]
C. perfoliata ssp. viridis (A. Davidson) Fellows [39].

Varieties under the synonym Montia perfoliata are listed in several
floras [19,27,35,36,38].

Miner's-lettuce hybridizes with C. parviflora, C. sibirica, and C. rubra
[38,40].


LIFE FORM : 
Forb

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Robin F. Matthews, December 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Claytonia perfoliata. In: Remainder of Citation

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