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Small-Leaved Blinks

montia parvifolia

Small-Leaved Blinks are delightful little plants with tiny, green leaves that are perfect for young explorers to discover! They love growing in shady spots and can often be found near streams and moist areas.

Hábitat: Moist, shady areas such as forests and near streams.

Aspecto

The Small-Leaved Blinks is a low-growing plant featuring numerous tiny, bright green, oval-shaped leaves that often form dense, succulent mats. Its delicate white or pale pink flowers, each with five petals, cluster at the stem tips, creating a dainty, 'blinking' appearance distinct from similar groundcovers.

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Small-Leaved Blinks
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Small-Leaved Blinks

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Common

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Datos interesantes

Despite its size, its flowers often have a faint, sweet smell that attracts tiny pollinators!

Indigenous peoples have historically eaten its fresh leaves as a healthy spring tonic!

Its tiny seeds can stay hidden in the soil for years, waiting for the perfect conditions!

Some people call it 'Miner's Lettuce' because it was eaten by gold miners for vitamins!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Carpet Weaver

Small-Leaved Blinks can quickly spread its slender stems and root at nodes, forming a dense green carpet that helps it outcompete other small plants.

Habilidad

Nutrient Powerhouse

Small-Leaved Blinks has edible leaves packed with vitamins, allowing it to become a vital, early spring food source for animals and humans.

Habilidad

Shade Seeker

Small-Leaved Blinks has small, somewhat succulent leaves that help it store water and thrive in damp, shady spots where many plants struggle.

Medidas y detalles

Altura
5-20 cm
Extensión
10-30 cm
Tamaño de la flor
0.2-0.5 cm
Temporada de floración
Spring_summer
Comestible
Toxicidad
Ninguna
Ciclo de vida
Anual
Método de polinización
Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

visits flowers for nectar

pollinates

Common eastern bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

helps spread pollen between plants

eaten by

White-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus

deer browse on its leaves

eats

Deer mouse

Peromyscus maniculatus

feeds on its small seeds

Rasgos

También conocido como

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Colecciones

Seguridad

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el altura de Small-Leaved Blinks?

5-20 cm

¿Cuál es el extensión de Small-Leaved Blinks?

10-30 cm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de la flor de Small-Leaved Blinks?

0.2-0.5 cm

¿Cuál es el temporada de floración de Small-Leaved Blinks?

Spring_summer

¿Cuál es el comestible de Small-Leaved Blinks?

¿Cuál es el toxicidad de Small-Leaved Blinks?

Ninguna

¿Cuál es el ciclo de vida de Small-Leaved Blinks?

Anual

¿Cuál es el método de polinización de Small-Leaved Blinks?

Insectos

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