PLANTS Profile for Montia chamissoi (water minerslettuce)

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Montia chamissoi (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Greene
water minerslettuce

Symbol:

MOCH

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Portulacaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Montia chamissoi (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Greene

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Montia chamissoi (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Greene

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Synonyms:
Montia chamissoi (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Greene

	CLCH2	Claytonia chamissoi Ledeb. ex Spreng.
	CRCH10	Crunocallis chamissoi (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Rydb.

Distribution:
Montia chamissoi (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Greene


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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, MN, MT, NM, NV, OR, PA, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC)

Related Taxa:
Montia chamissoi (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Greene

View 10 genera in Portulacaceae, 9 species in Montia

Classification:
Montia chamissoi (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) 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 chamissoi (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Greene – water minerslettuce

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Montia chamissoi (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) 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.

Minnesota:
montia		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Chamisso's miner's-lettuce		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Montia chamissoi (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Greene

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Montia chamissoi (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Greene

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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 20406.

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

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 10/26/2008 08:59 PM MDT