Montia parvifolia

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Montia parvifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Montia parvifolia, Greene (Claytonia parvifolia, Moc.). Sts. a span to a foot long, ascending or some procumbent, sometimes reduced to naked runners: radical and lower cauline lvs. rhomboid-obovate, about ½ in. long, contracted at base into a slender petiole; upper narrower and small: fls. few and racemose, rose-color varying to white. The plant has bulb-like offshoots in the axils of the cauline lvs. Moist rocks, Brit. Col. to Rockies in Mont, and Alaska.—Of very little ornamental value. Apparently perennial. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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