Montia linearis

Linear leaved montia

Family: Montiaceae · Type: annual · Native

Linear leaved montia is a California native annual found in the Klamath Ranges, northern Coast Ranges, Cascade Range, northern and central Sierra Nevada, San Francisco Bay Area, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, and Modoc Plateau in moist grasslands, scrub, open woodland, and fields at elevations below 2,300 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces delicate white to pale pink flowers in small terminal clusters with 3 to 14 blossoms. Growing with erect, much-branched stems 4 to 25 centimeters tall, it has a slender and delicate structure. Its alternate leaves are linear, ranging from 10 to 100 millimeters long, providing a sparse and elongated foliage characteristic. The tiny fruit measures 3 to 4 millimeters long, containing smooth seeds with no distinct appendage.

Habitat: Moist grassland, scrub, open woodland, fields

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: < 2300 m

Bioregions: KR, NCoR, CaR, n&ampc SN, SnFrB, TR, PR, MP

California counties: Lassen, Tuolumne, San Bernardino, Fresno, Alpine, Plumas, Siskiyou, Inyo, San Diego, Calaveras, El Dorado, Lake, Modoc, Nevada, Shasta, Trinity, Sierra, Tulare, Amador, Butte, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Mariposa, Mendocino, Mono, Placer, Sonoma, Tehama

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.