| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Montia parvifolia (Moc. ex DC.) Greene |
| Bibliography | Fl. Francisc.: 181 (1891) |
| Native Range | s. Alaska to n. Utah and n. California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 0-2800m |
| Description | thin rhizomes, succulent, leaves 15-30mm, obovate to oblanceolate, long petiolate, inflorescence 3-8-flowered, bracteolate raceme, petals 5-15mm long |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Claytonia filicaulis Douglas ex Hook. Claytonia flagellaris Bong. Claytonia parvifolia Moc. ex DC. Claytonia parvifolia var. adsurgens Suksd. Claytonia parvifolia ssp. flagellaris (Bong.) Hultén Claytonia parvifolia var. flagellaris (Bong.) R.J.Davis Claytonia parvifolia var. rupicola (Suksd.) Poelln. Claytonia rupicola Suksd. Montia flagellaris (Bong.) B.L.Rob. Montia obtusata A.Heller Montia parvifolia ssp. flagellaris (Bong.) Ferris Montia parvifolia var. flagellaris (Bong.) C.L.Hitchc. Montia sweetseri L.F.Hend. Naiocrene filicaulis (Douglas ex Hook.) A.Heller Naiocrene flagellaris (Bong.) A.Heller Naiocrene obtusata (A.Heller) A.Heller Naiocrene parvifolia (Moc. ex DC.) A.Heller Naiocrene parvifolia var. flagellaris (Bong.) Ferris |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |