[Miner's-lettuce and Montias: The Genus Montia West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Dwarf Montia, Dwarf Miner's-lettuce

Montia dichotoma

Synonyms: Claytonia dichotoma, Montiastrum dichotomum

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

A close-up of dwarf montia as seen in vernally moist swales atop Upper Table Rock several miles north of Medford, OR.......April 4, 2009. This species does not root at the nodes as its cousin, Howell's miner's lettuce (Montia howellii) does.

Paul Slichter