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dwarf montia

littleleaf miner's lettuce, streambank springbeauty

Habit Capsule obovoid, about equal to the sepals.
Leaves

Leaves alternate, linear, 6-15 mm. long and 0.5 mm. wide.

Flowers

Flowers 4-12 in small axillary racemes, the racemes exceeding the leaves;

pedicels recurved, 2-4 mm. long;

sepals 2, 2 mm. long;

petals usually 5, white, about equal to the sepals;

stamens usually 3;

style 1, stigmas 3, linear.

Fruits

Flowers 4-12 in small axillary racemes, the racemes exceeding the leaves;

pedicels recurved, 2-4 mm. long;

sepals 2, 2 mm. long;

petals usually 5, white, about equal to the sepals;

stamens usually 3;

style 1, stigmas 3, linear.

Montia dichotoma

Montia parvifolia

Flowering time April-June May-July
Habitat Moist areas in the lowlands. Dry soils, rocky outcrops, and other open, exposed areas from the coast to the subalpine.
Distribution
Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho and western Montana.
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Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Idaho and Montana.
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Origin Native Native
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
M. chamissoi, M. diffusa, M. fontana, M. howellii, M. linearis, M. parvifolia
M. chamissoi, M. dichotoma, M. diffusa, M. fontana, M. howellii, M. linearis
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