[The Miner's Lettuce and Purslane Families East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

The Genus Montia East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

Water Montia: Montia chamissoi

Water Montia, Water Miner's-lettuce, Chamisso Montia: Montia chamissoi (Synonyms: Claytonia chamissoi, Crunocallis chamissoi) - Leaves opposite, sessile, oblanceolate, less than 8 times as long as wide. Petals over 5 mm long, much longer than the sepals. Plants are perennials.

Dwarf Miner's-lettuce, Dwarf Montia: Montia dichotoma (Synonyms: Claytonia dichotoma, Montiastrum dichotomum) -

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) - Leaves opposite, oblanceolate, less than 8 times as long as wide. Petals and sepals roughly equal in length, less than 2 mm long.

Line-leaf Montia, Lineleaf Indian Lettuce, Narrowleaf Miner's-lettuce, Narrowleaf Montia, Narrow-leaved Montia: Montia linearis (Synonym: Claytonia linearis) - Leaves alternate, linear, at least 8 times longer than wide. Plants are annuals.

Littleleaf Miners Lettuce, Littleleaf Miner's-lettuce, Little-leaf Montia, Streambank Springbeauty: Montia parvifolia (Synonyms: Claytonia parvifolia, Montia flagellaris, Montia parvifolia var. flagellaris, Montia parvifolia ssp. flagellaris, Montia parvifolia var. parvifolia, Montia parvifolia ssp. parvifolia, Naiocrene parvifolia) -


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