NARROW-LEAVED MONTIA

Class: Montia linearis

Family: PURSLANE FAMILY

Sub Family: Portulacaceae

Year: Annual

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Colour: White

Height: 5-20 cm (2-8")

Each Flower: 7 mm (1/4") across, shallow saucer-shaped when fully open with 5 petals and 3 stamens and 2 smooth, green sepals; stalks often drooping

Leaves: Almost fleshy, narrow up to 4 cm (1 1/2") long, shallowly grooved and arranged more or less alternately up stem which they almost clasp

Stems: Smooth, green, and single or branched

Blooming Period: April - July

Habitat: At low elevations in moist, sandy soil

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