Montia bostockii (A.E. Porsild) S.L. Welsh
Bostock's montia (Bostock's minerslettuce)
Montiaceae (Purslane family)
(Previously in Portulacaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Bostock's montia (Bostock's minerslettuce)
Montiaceae (Purslane family)
(Previously in Portulacaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Photograph
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from slender rhizomes and stolons; stems erect, solitary, simple from the nodes of the rhizomes, 6-12 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves linear-oblanceolate, 1-3 cm long, 1-3 mm wide, not sheathing; stem leaves 2-3, linear or narrowly spoon-shaped, alternate, 1-3 cm long, 1-3 mm wide.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of terminal, round-topped clusters with 2-6 flowers on stalks 5-25 mm long, erect in flower but nodding in bud; floral bract solitary at the base of the lowest stalk; petals 5, white with pink veins, 10-12 mm long; sepals 2, 3.5-6 mm long; stamens 5.
Fruits:
Capsules 3-valved; seeds black.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Habitat and Range
Moist meadows in the subalpine and alpine zones; rare in NW BC, known only from the Haines Rd.; N to E AK and SW YT.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Claytonia bostockii A.E. Porsild
Montiastrum bostockii (A.E. Porsild) O. Nilss.