Common name:
Miner's lettuce
Family:
Scientific name:
Claytonia perfoliata
Main flower color:
Range:
Most of the UK; absent from some far western areas. A naturalised species, originally from the US
Height:
Up to 20 cm
Habitat:
Waste ground, dry grassland; often sandy places
Flowers:
Around 5 mm across; five white petals, clawed at the base and slightly notched at the tip, three stigmas and five stamens. Below the flower are a pair of cupped, green sepals
Leaves:
Perfoliate for flowering stems, ovate and stalked for non-flowering stems
Season:
April to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
