familyPortulacaceae
genusClaytonia
speciesClaytonia perfoliata
subspeciesClaytonia perfoliata subsp. intermontana

Claytonia perfoliata subsp. intermontana

John M. Miller & K. L. Chambers

Novon 3: 269. 1993.

John M. Miller
Common names: Intermountain miner’s-lettuce
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 472.
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Leaves: blades livid or beet red or purplish abaxially and gray-green with epidermal gas pockets adaxially, pockets remain preserved upon drying, or blades green; basal leaf-rosettes suberect to flattened, 20–30 cm, blade ovate to broadly rhombic, apex obtuse; cauline leaves perfoliate; blade 1–5 cm diam., margins often notched or cleft. Seeds 3–4 mm. 2n = 24, 36, 48.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Heavily grazed shrubland and woodland
Elevation: 500-2000 m

Distribution

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B.C., Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nev., Oreg., Utah, Wash., Wyo.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Claytonia perfoliata subsp. intermontana"
RDF feed
2n chromosome quantity
48 +, 36 +  and 24 +
Apex atypical width
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Apex coloration
red pigmentation +
Apex fragility
weak +
Apex length
1cm;7cm +
Apex shape
obtuse +
Apex some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Apex width
0.5cm;5cm +
Attachment point arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Author
John M. Miller +
Authority
John M. Miller & K. L. Chambers +
Basal leaf-rosette distance
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Basal leaf-rosette orientation
suberect +
Basal leaf-rosette shape
flattened +
Basal leaf architecture
petiolate +
Basal leaf quantity
few;several +
Basal leaf some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Blade architecture
cleft or notched +  and perfoliate +
Blade coloration
green +, gray-green +, purplish +, beet red +  and livid +
Blade condition
drying +
Blade diameter
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +  and 5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (?) +
Blade margin architecture or shape
entire +
Blade margin shape
occasionally dentate;crisped +
Blade shape
ovate +  and broadly rhombic +
Body architecture
tuberous +
Body size
minute +
Bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Bract shape
scale-like +
Bract some measurement
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Bract texture
membranous +
Capsule architecture
3-valved +
Capsule dehiscence
dehiscent +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline leaf architecture
perfoliate +
Cauline leaf arrangement
whorled +  and opposite +
Cauline leaf fusion
connate +, or +  and distinct +
Cauline leaf quantity
3 (?) +  and 2 (?) +
Common name
Intermountain miner’s-lettuce +
Distribution
B.C. +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Nev. +, Oreg. +, Utah +, Wash. +  and Wyo. +
Elaiosome coloration
white +
Elaiosome some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Elevation
500-2000 m +
Flower architecture
solitary +
Flower architecture or course
irregular +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower prominence
showy +
Flower some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Form quantity
multiple +
Fruit architecture
capsular +
Gynoecium architecture
2-9-carpelled +
Habitat
Heavily grazed shrubland and woodland +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Barbara Alongi +
Individual quantity
single +
Inflorescence architecture
1-bracteate +
Inflorescence arrangement
racemose +
Inflorescence position
terminal +  and axillary +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescence shape
spikelike +
Leaf architecture
not articulate +
Leaf architecture or fixation
clasping +
Leaf arrangement
subrosulate +, rosulate +, alternate +, subopposite +  and opposite +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Margin architecture
hygroscopic +
Margin shape
cleft +  and notched +
Margin shape or vernation
involute +
Mucro atypical width
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Mucro coloration
red pigmentation +
Mucro fragility
weak +
Mucro length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Mucro shape
obtuse;apiculate +
Mucro some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Mucro width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Node pubescence
glabrous +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
plurilocular +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
superior +
Ovary quantity
1 +
Ovary shape
globose +
Ovule placentation
1-many +
Ovule quantity
3 +
Periderm presence
absent +
Petal atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Petal coloration
white +  and pink +
Petal fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +
Petal some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering Apr–Jun. +
Pocket condition
preserved +
Publication title
Novon +
Publication year
1993 +
Reference
None +
Root architecture
branched +
Root shape
capillary +
Root texture
fibrous +
Rosette orientation
suberect;erect +
Rosette shape
flattened +
Seed architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Seed atypical quantity
1 (3) +
Seed coloration
black +
Seed density
dispersed +
Seed quantity
3 +  and 6 +
Seed reflectance
shiny +
Seed relief
smooth +  and tuberculate +
Seed shape
rounded +
Seed some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (?) +
Sepal architecture or shape
leaflike +
Sepal duration
persistent +
Sepal quantity
2;9 +
Sepal size
unequal +
Sepal some measurement
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Source xml
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Special status
Illustrated +
Stamen arrangement
opposite +
Stamen fusion
adnate +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem location
aerial +
Stem orientation
decumbent +  and erect +
Stem some measurement
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
Stems tuber location
subterranean +
Stigma quantity
3 +
Style architecture
branched +
Style presence
absent +
Style quantity
1 +
Synonyms
Montia perfoliata +
Taxon family
Portulacaceae +
Taxon name
Claytonia perfoliata subsp. intermontana +
Taxon parent
Claytonia perfoliata +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Valve duration
not deciduous +
Volume
Volume 4 +
Whole organism duration
annual +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism texture
fleshy +  and succulent +
X chromosome quantity
8 +, 7 +, 6 +  and 5 +