Portulacaceae Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata

Miner's Lettuce

Montana Indian - Food, Sauce & Relish

Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 16

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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: Montana Indian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sauce & Relish
Notes: Eaten raw as a relish.

RECRD: 10136 id: 10158

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