NAZ Flora: A Photographic, Annotated Catalog of Northern Arizona Vascular Plants, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Claytonia perfoliata

Miners-lettuce

A member of the Portulacaceae, the Purslane Family

Habit of Claytonia perfoliata, near Cholla Campground, Tonto National Forest.

Habit and habitat.

Near Cholla Campground, at ca. 2140 feet elevation; Tonto National Forest.

12 April 2005.

 

Inflorescences of Claytonia perfoliata, near Cholla Campground, Tonto National Forest.

Detail of faded inflorescences from prior image.
The flower stalks arise from the middle of a "perfoliate" leaf, which is derived from two leaves fused together.

12 April 2005.


Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann

This page created 15 July 2005; last revised 11 April 2009.

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