Portulacaceae Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd.

Miner's Lettuce

Mendocino Indian - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 346

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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: Mendocino Indian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Plants cooked with salt and pepper and eaten as greens.

RECRD: 43226 id: 10147

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