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Montia fontana L.
annual water minerslettuce

       
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Photo of Montia fontana L.
©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Butte Co., North Table Mountain. March 27, 2003. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Montia fontana L.

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Synonyms:
Montia fontana L.

  CLFO2 Claytonia fontana (L.) R.J. Davis  
  MODI6 Montia dipetala Suksd.  
  MOFOA Montia fontana L. ssp. amporitana auct. non Sennen  
  MOFOC2 Montia fontana L. ssp. chondrosperma (Fenzl) Walter  
  MOFOF2 Montia fontana L. ssp. fontana   annual water minerslettuce
  MOFOL Montia fontana L. var. lamprosperma (Cham.) Fenzl  
  MOFOT Montia fontana L. var. tenerrima (A. Gray) Fernald & Wiegand  
  MOFOV2 Montia fontana L. var. variabilis (Walters) Kozhevn.  
  MOHA Montia hallii (A. Gray) Greene  
  MOLA5 Montia lamprosperma Cham.  
  MOMI2 Montia minor C.C. Gmel.  
  MOVE3 Montia verna Neck.  
 

Distribution:
Montia fontana L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, CA, ID, ME, NV, OR, VA, WA), CAN (BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Montia fontana L.

View 10 genera in Portulacaceae, 9 species in Montia
 

Classification:
Montia fontana 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
Species Montia fontana L. – annual water minerslettuce
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Montia fontana L.

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.

Maine:
blinks              Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Montia fontana L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NI OBL OBL OBL NO NO

Montia hallii:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO

Montia lamprosperma:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW+,OBL FACW+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL NO OBL NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Montia fontana L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20404.

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

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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