Portulacaceae Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata

Miner's Lettuce

Paiute, Northern - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 49

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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: Paiute, Northern
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Leaves eaten raw.

RECRD: 8949 id: 10159

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