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Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. ssp. perfoliata
miner's lettuce
Symbol: CLPEP
Group: Dicot
Family: Portulacaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Plant Synonyms:
CLPEP 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.) T.J. Howell
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About miner's lettuce

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State Distributional Map for CLPEP
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Plant Distribution by State

Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. ssp. perfoliata

CLPEP

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CA
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California
Colorado
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New Hampshire
Oregon
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Utah
Washington
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California distribution information
Related Taxa:
Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. ssp. perfoliata

View 9 genera in Portulacaceae, 24 species in Claytonia, 3 subspecies in Claytonia perfoliata

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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

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Invasive Information:
Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. ssp. perfoliata
    Montia perfoliata (Donn ex Willd.) T.J. Howell
        miner's lettuce
The synonym italicized and indented above is listed as invasive weeds by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants 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.
 

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

      *for this plant and/or its related entities

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. ssp. perfoliata

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20396.

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