UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Montia parvifolia

Montia linearis

littleleaf miner's lettuce, streambank springbeauty

lineleaf Indian lettuce, narrow-leafed montia
Habit Low, succulent annual, the stems ascending to erect, 5-20 cm. tall, several or sometimes single, branched or unbranched.
Leaves

Leaves alternate, linear, 1.5-5 cm. long and 1-3 mm. wide.
Flowers

Inflorescence of 5- to 12-flowered, loose, terminal or axillary, racemes 2-5 cm. long, often one-sided;

pedicels 5-20 mm. long, usually recurved;

sepals 2, 3-4 mm. long;

petals 5, white, about equal to the sepals;

stamens 3;

style 1, stigmas 3, elongate.
Fruits

Capsule about equaling the sepals.

Montia parvifolia

Montia linearis
Flowering time May-July April-July
Habitat Dry soils, rocky outcrops, and other open, exposed areas from the coast to the subalpine. Moist to dry, usually sandy soil, low to moderate elevations.
Distribution
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Idaho and Montana.
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Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Calfornia, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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Origin Native Native
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
M. chamissoi, M. dichotoma, M. diffusa, M. fontana, M. howellii, M. linearis
M. chamissoi, M. dichotoma, M. diffusa, M. fontana, M. howellii, M. parvifolia
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