[The Genus Montia Found East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Annual Water Miner's-lettuce, Blinks, Spring Water Chickweed, Water Chickweed

Montia fontana

Synonyms: Claytonia hallii, Montia clara, Montia dipetala, Montia fontana ssp. fontana, Montia fontana var. lamprosperma, Montia fontana var. tenerrima, Montia funstonii, Montia hallii, Montia minor

Annual Water Miner's-lettuce, Blinks, Spring Water Chickweed, Water Chickweed: Montia fontana (Synonyms: Claytonia hallii, Montia clara, Montia dipetala, Montia fontana ssp. fontana, Montia fontana var. lamprosperma, Montia fontana var. tenerrima, Montia funstonii, Montia hallii, Montia minor)

The photo above shows a close-up of several stems of water chickweed. Note that each stem has several pairs of opposite, stem leaves which are oblanceolate to spatulate in shape. The inflorescences arise from the leaf axils. Photographed along Road K1000 to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway............May 13, 2007.

Annual Water Miner's-lettuce, Blinks, Spring Water Chickweed, Water Chickweed: Montia fontana (Synonyms: Claytonia hallii, Montia clara, Montia dipetala, Montia fontana ssp. fontana, Montia fontana var. lamprosperma, Montia fontana var. tenerrima, Montia funstonii, Montia hallii, Montia minor) - Annual Water Miner's-lettuce, Blinks, Spring Water Chickweed, Water Chickweed: Montia fontana (Synonyms: Claytonia hallii, Montia clara, Montia dipetala, Montia fontana ssp. fontana, Montia fontana var. lamprosperma, Montia fontana var. tenerrima, Montia funstonii, Montia hallii, Montia minor)

The two photos above shows close-ups of the stem leaves of water chickweed as seen along a small vernal stream at the southwest corner of Fort Simcoe State Park to the southwest of White Swan, WA...........April 5, 2008.

Annual Water Miner's-lettuce, Blinks, Spring Water Chickweed, Water Chickweed: Montia fontana (Synonyms: Claytonia hallii, Montia clara, Montia dipetala, Montia fontana ssp. fontana, Montia fontana var. lamprosperma, Montia fontana var. tenerrima, Montia funstonii, Montia hallii, Montia minor) - Annual Water Miner's-lettuce, Blinks, Spring Water Chickweed, Water Chickweed: Montia fontana (Synonyms: Claytonia hallii, Montia clara, Montia dipetala, Montia fontana ssp. fontana, Montia fontana var. lamprosperma, Montia fontana var. tenerrima, Montia funstonii, Montia hallii, Montia minor)

Two close-up images of a cluster of stems of water chickweed. Note that each stem in this cluster lies prostrate against the ground. This species tends to live on ground that begins the season very moist but dries quickly. The mostly prostrate stems will root at the nodes. Photographed along Road K1000 to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway...........May 13, 2007.

Annual Water Miner's-lettuce, Blinks, Spring Water Chickweed, Water Chickweed: Montia fontana (Synonyms: Claytonia hallii, Montia clara, Montia dipetala, Montia fontana ssp. fontana, Montia fontana var. lamprosperma, Montia fontana var. tenerrima, Montia funstonii, Montia hallii, Montia minor) - Annual Water Miner's-lettuce, Blinks, Spring Water Chickweed, Water Chickweed: Montia fontana (Synonyms: Claytonia hallii, Montia clara, Montia dipetala, Montia fontana ssp. fontana, Montia fontana var. lamprosperma, Montia fontana var. tenerrima, Montia funstonii, Montia hallii, Montia minor)

Two images of water chickweed photographed in a riparian area around a concrete water trough near the headwaters of Umtanum Creek, along Observatory Road just north of Rd W-7300 on DNR lands on the southern approach to Manastash Ridge......May 27, 2019.
Paul Slichter