PLANTS Profile for Montia diffusa (spreading minerslettuce)

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PLANTS Profile

Montia diffusa (Nutt.) Greene
spreading minerslettuce

Symbol:

MODI3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Portulacaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

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Montia diffusa (Nutt.) Greene

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Synonyms:
Montia diffusa (Nutt.) Greene

	CLDI6	Claytonia diffusa Nutt.
	LIDI7	Limnalsine diffusa (Nutt.) Rydb.

Distribution:
Montia diffusa (Nutt.) Greene


View Native Status

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USA (CA, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Montia diffusa (Nutt.) Greene

View 10 genera in Portulacaceae, 9 species in Montia

Classification:
Montia diffusa (Nutt.) Greene

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Portulacaceae – Purslane family
Genus	Montia L. – minerslettuce
Species	Montia diffusa (Nutt.) Greene – spreading minerslettuce

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Montia diffusa (Nutt.) Greene

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Washington:
branching montia		Sensitive

More Accounts and Images:
Montia diffusa (Nutt.) Greene

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20408.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 05:08 PM CDT