Montia chamissoi (Ledeb.) Greene

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Montiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Montia chamissoi (Ledeb.) Greene

  • Description

    Species Description - 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.