| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Montia bostockii (A.E.Porsild) S.L.Welsh |
| Synonyms | Claytonia bostockii A.E.Porsild |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 0-1000m |
| Description | leaves alternate, petiolate, linear, 1-4cm, inflorescence with single, linear to oblanceolate bract, flowers 1-12, petals 5, 10-15mm long |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Alaska , Yukon ) Western Canada (British Columbia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | MONTIACEAE
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