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        Family - Purslane Family - Portulacaceae
        
        Species - Little-leaf Miner's-lettuce - Montia parvifolia

Little-leaf Miner's-lettuce - Montia parvifolia

Other Names: Claytonia parvifolia

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Native Species

Global Rank: G4G5
State Rank: SNR
C-value: 5

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General Description

Perennial, often mat-forming from a branched caudex. Stems erect to prostrate, 4–25 cm, producing bulblets instead of or in addition to the flowers. Leaves: basal leaves petiolate; the blade spatulate to oblanceolate, 5–25 mm long; stem leaves smaller, sessile, alternate, lanceolate. Flowers: petals pinkish, 5–12 mm long; sepals 2–3 mm long, unequal (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range

Montana Range Range Descriptions

Native

Range Comments

AK to AB south to CA, and UT (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 26

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Relative Density

Recency

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Habitat

Wet, shallow soil along streams and on rock outcrops, talus slopes; valleys to subalpine (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

References

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- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
Little-leaf Miner's-lettuce — Montia parvifolia. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on April 26, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PDPOR050A0