Portulacaceae Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd.

Miner's Lettuce

Costanoan - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 251

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Scientific name: Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd.
USDA symbol: CLPEP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Miner's Lettuce
Family: Portulacaceae
Family (APG): Portulacaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Raw foliage used for food in early spring and boiled or steamed when eaten later in the season.

RECRD: 20784 id: 10144

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