Montia chamissoi (ledeb. ex Spreng.) Greene

Water minerslettuce (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Montiaceae > Montia

Characteristics

Erect perennial 5–20 cm, colonial from long, slender rhizomes and long, slender, subnaked stolons, both of these often with bulblet-like offsets; lvs spatulate or obovate, 2–5 cm; fls mostly 3–10 in lax, terminal and axillary racemes, on pedicels 1–3 cm; sep 2–3 mm; pet 5, white or pinkish, 5–8 mm; stamens 5. Wet, often springy or boggy habitats; widespread in the w. cordillera; disjunct in ne. Io. and se. Minn.; also along the upper Delaware R. in Pa. June, July.
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Plants perennial, rhizomatous and stoloniferous, usually bulbiferous; rhizomes and stolons slender. Stems erect, aerial portion 2-32 cm, subterranean portion 1-15 cm. Leaves opposite, petiolate; blade oblanceolate to rhombic or ovate, short, 2-60 × 1-20 mm. Inflorescences ebracteate. Flowers 2-10, often replaced by bulbils; sepals 2-4 mm; petals 5, white or pink, 2-4 mm; stamens 5, anther pink or lavender. Seeds 1-1.5 mm, tuberculate; elaiosome present. 2n = 22.
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Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-11

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Images

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Distribution

Montia chamissoi world distribution map, present in Canada, Mexico, and United States of America

Conservation status

Montia chamissoi threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1183820-2
WFO ID wfo-0000452412
COL ID 44B2N
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Synonyms

Montia chamissoi Claytonia aquatica Claytonia chamissoi Claytonia chamissonis Claytonia stolonifera Claytonia chamissonis var. tenerrima Crunocallis chamissonis Crunocallis chamissoi