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Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata)

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May 17, 2021 10:32 AM PDT

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Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) is a native, annual, edible plant. Young leaves are tasty. Old leaves taste more bitter. Peak bloom time: Jan-May.

Monterey County Wildflowers: a Field Guide, Yeager and Mitchell, 2016, p. 239.

Plants of Monterey County: an Illustrated Field Key, 2nd edition,
Matthews and Mitchell, 2015, pp. 206-207.

https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=19632

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