PLANTS Profile for Montia (minerslettuce)

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PLANTS Profile

Montia L.
minerslettuce

Symbol:

MONTI

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Portulacaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

Images:
Montia L.

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Distribution:
Montia L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, LA, MA, MD, ME, MN, MS, MT, NC, NM, NV, OR, PA, TN, UT, VA, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Montia L.

View 10 genera in Portulacaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Montia bostockii (A.E. Porsild) S.L. Welsh. .

Montia bostockii
Bostock's minerslettuce

Distribution of Montia chamissoi (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Greene. . Image Available.

Montia chamissoi
water minerslettuce

Distribution of Montia dichotoma (Nutt.) Howell. .

Montia dichotoma
dwarf minerslettuce

Distribution of Montia diffusa (Nutt.) Greene. .

Montia diffusa
spreading minerslettuce

Distribution of Montia fontana L.. . Image Available.

Montia fontana
annual water minerslettuce

Distribution of Montia howellii S. Watson. .

Montia howellii
Howell's minerslettuce

Distribution of Montia linearis (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene. . Image Available.

Montia linearis
narrowleaf minerslettuce

Distribution of Montia parvifolia (Moc. ex DC.) Greene. .

Montia parvifolia
littleleaf minerslettuce

Montia rivularis

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Montia L.

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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

More Accounts and Images:
Montia L.

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 20403.

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

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 03:59 AM CDT