Claytonia perfoliata subsp. mexicana (Rydb.) John M.mill. & K.L.Chambers

Miner's lettuce (en)

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Montiaceae > Claytonia > Claytonia perfoliata

Characteristics

Leaves: blades usually green, epidermal gas pockets usually absent; basal leaf rosettes suberect to flattened, 2-30 cm, blade deltate, apex apiculate drip tip, mucro 1-2 mm; cauline leaves perfoliate, blade 1-10 cm diam., margins notched or deeply cleft, apex often with twin apiculate, curved tips. Seeds 2-3 mm. 2n = 12, 24, 60.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -15
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Claytonia perfoliata subsp. mexicana world distribution map, present in Guatemala, Mexico, El Salvador, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:973296-1
WFO ID wfo-0000609097
COL ID 5GHBY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Claytonia platyphylla Claytonia tolucana Claytonia perfoliata subsp. mexicana