Montia parvifolia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Montiaceae |
| Genus: | Montia |
| Species: | M. parvifolia
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Montia parvifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae known by the common names little-leaf miner's lettuce,[2] small-leaved blinks[3] and small-leaved montia. It is native to western North America from Alaska to California to Montana, where it grows in moist to wet areas in several types of mountain habitat.
Description[edit]
Montia parvifolia is a perennial herb growing erect to about 40 centimeters tall from a matted, branching caudex base. It spreads via leafy stolons with sprouting bulblets. The fleshy oval leaves are alternately arranged in a rosette and measure up to 6 centimeters in length. The flower stems (peduncles) arise basally from the leaf rosette, and the inflorescence at the tip of the stem bears 1 to 12 flowers each with five pink or white petals up to 1.5 centimeters long.
References[edit]
- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 8 May 2016
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Montia parvifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
External links[edit]
Media related to Montia parvifolia at Wikimedia Commons
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Montia parvifolia'
- Montia parvifolia - Photo gallery
- Flora North America Treatment
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