Definition of Montia chamissoi

1. Noun. A floating or creeping Indian lettuce having terminal racemes of pale rose flowers; wet areas at high elevations of western North America.

Exact synonyms: Toad Lily
Generic synonyms: Indian Lettuce

Lexicographical Neighbors of Montia Chamissoi

Montezuma's revenge
Montezuma II
Montezuma cypress
Montfort
Montgolfier
Montgolfiers
Montgomery
Montgomery's follicles
Montgomery's glands
Montgomery's tubercle
Montgomery's tubercles
Montgomery Ward
Montgomery pie
Montgomeryshire
Montia
Montia chamissoi
Montia cordifolia
Montia perfoliata
Montjuïc
Montmartre
Montpelier
Montpellier
Montrachet
Montrachets
Montreal
Montreal Metropolitan Community
Montrealer
Montrealers
Montserrat

Literary usage of Montia chamissoi

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Claytonia virginica L. Spring-beauty Herbaceous perennial Moist woods and meadows, frequently on alluvial soils. »montia chamissoi (Ledeb. ex Spreng. ..."

2. University of California Publications in Botany by University of California, Berkeley (1921)
"... 1901; Yosemite, Bolander 6376; Gilmore Lake, Mt. Tallac, 8200 feet, Smiley 370. 2. montia chamissoi Dur. and Jac., Index Kew Sup., vol. 1, p. 282. 1901. ..."

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