Species

Claytonia perfoliata

Etymology

Claytonia: Named after John Clayton (1693-1773), an American plant collector
perfoliata: From the Latin per 'through' and folia 'leaf', referring to the way the stem appear to pass through the leaf

Common Name(s)

miner's lettuce

Authority

Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd.

Family

Montiaceae (previously Portulaceae)

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

CLAPER

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Flower Colours

White

Year Naturalised

1896

Origin

W. North America

Reason For Introduction
Unknown

This page last updated on 12 Aug 2018