Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Heart Leaved Spring Beauty

Montia sibirica - Somewhat succulent annual (or short-lived perennial) from slender taproot or short rhizome; stems usually several, spreading to be erect, leafy, 10-40 cm tall. Flower has strictly, white petals, wide basal leaves somewhat heart-shaped at the base, and inflorescences without bracts. It grows in wet sites near streams and ponds at middle elevations from southern Vancouver Island south.