Portulacaceae Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata

Miner's Lettuce

Luiseno - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 232

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Scientific name: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata
USDA symbol: CLPEP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Miner's Lettuce
Family: Portulacaceae
Family (APG): Portulacaceae
Native American Tribe: Luiseno
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Plant used for greens or eaten raw.

RECRD: 30978 id: 10155

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