Montia dichotoma
Erythea 1: 36. 1893.
Common names: Dwarf montia
Endemic
Basionym: Claytonia dichotoma Nuttall in J. Torrey and A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 202. 1838
Synonyms: Montiastrum dichotomum (Nuttall) Rydberg
Plants annual, not rhizomatous, stoloniferous, or bulbiferous. Stems erect, branched, 1–10 cm. Leaves alternate, erect, not distinctly petiolate, with clasping leaf sheaths; blade linear, 5–50 × 0.5–2 mm. Inflorescences terminal, 1-bracteate; bract linear to oblanceolate, 1–6 mm. Flowers 4–12; sepals 1.5–2.5 mm; petals 5, white, 1.5–3 mm; stamens 3, anther yellow. Seeds 0.8–1.2 mm, tuberculate; elaiosome absent. 2n = 14.
Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Moist or transitional wetland habitat in coastal and inland valleys
Elevation: 800-1600 m
Distribution
B.C., Calif., Idaho, Oreg., Wash.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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