Montiaceae

Littleleaf minerslettuce

Montia parvifolia (Moc. ex DC.) Greene

Family: Montiaceae
Genus: Montia

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Littleleaf minerslettuce (Montia parvifolia) — FlowerPhoto: giantcicada, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Littleleaf minerslettuce
Welsh: Porpin manddail

Synonyms

Claytonia parvifolia Moc. ex DC.
Montia parvifolia subsp. parvifolia
Montia parvifolia var. parvifolia
Naiocrene parvifolia (Moc. ex DC.) Rydb.

Flowers

In flower: May to July (from 235 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: giantcicada, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: kweitemier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jeremy Buegge, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lauren, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ed Alverson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sean Haight, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abby Hyde, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.