Montiaceae
Water minerslettuce
Montia chamissoi
- Family
- Montiaceae
- Genus
- Montia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Water minerslettuce
Synonyms
- Claytonia aquatica Nutt.
- Claytonia chamissoi Ledeb. ex Spreng.
- Claytonia chamissonis Eschsch. ex Cham.
- Claytonia chamissonis var. tenerrima A.Gray
- Claytonia stolonifera C.A.Mey.
- Crunocallis chamissoi (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Cockerell ex Daniels
- Crunocallis chamissoi (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Rydb.
- Crunocallis chamissonis Rydb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: paddy_28, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: benvancitters, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.