Description
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Plants annual, not rhizomatous, stoloniferous, or bulbiferous. Stems spreading, freely branched, 5-20 cm. Leaves alternate, petiolate, clasping leaf sheaths absent; blade lanceolate to broadly ovate, more often rhombic to suborbiculate, 20-70 × 10-40 mm. Inflorescences leafy. Flowers 2-8; sepals 1.8-3.5 mm; petals 5, pink or white, 3-5 mm; stamens 5, anther white to yellow. Seeds 1-1.5 mm, tuberculate; elaiosome present. 2n = 16.
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Distribution
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B.C.; Calif., Oreg., Wash.
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Flowering/Fruiting
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Flowering spring-early summer.
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Habitat
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Moist woods; 0-1200m.
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Synonym
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Claytonia diffusa Nuttall in J. Torrey and A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 202. 1838; Limnalsine diffusa (Nuttall) Rydberg
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Common Names
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More info for the term:
forbspreading minerslettuce
branching montia
TAXONOMY:
The currently accepted scientific name of spreading minerslettuce is Montia
diffusa (Nutt.) E. Greene (Portulacaceae). There are no recognized
subspecies, varieties, or forms [
4,
7,
11].
LIFE FORM:
Forb
FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS:
No special status
OTHER STATUS:
The Nature Conservancy ranks spreading minerslettuce as rare and/or local
globally (G3) and imperiled to critically imperiled (S1S2) in the state
of Washington [
12].
DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Montia diffusa
GENERAL DISTRIBUTION:
Spreading minerslettuce is distributed primarily west of the Cascade-Sierra
Nevada crest from British Columbia to northwestern California [
4,
7,
11].
- bibliographic citation
- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Montia diffusa. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Conservation Status
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The Nature Conservancy ranks spreading minerslettuce as rare and/or local
globally (G3) and imperiled to critically imperiled (S1S2) in the state
of Washington [
12].
- bibliographic citation
- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Montia diffusa. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Distribution
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Spreading minerslettuce is distributed primarily west of the Cascade-Sierra
Nevada crest from British Columbia to northwestern California [
4,
7,
11].
Distribution of spreading minerslettuce. Map courtesy of USDA, NRCS. 2018. The
PLANTS Database.
National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC [2018, May 30] [
10].
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Montia diffusa. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Fire Management Considerations
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No information was available on this topic.
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Montia diffusa. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Key Plant Community Associations
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Montia diffusa. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Life Form
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More info for the term:
forbForb
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Montia diffusa. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Management considerations
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No information was available on this topic.
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Montia diffusa. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Phenology
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More info on this topic. Spreading minerslettuce flowers from May to July [
7].
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Montia diffusa. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Post-fire Regeneration
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No information was available on this topic.
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Montia diffusa. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Taxonomy
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The currently accepted scientific name of spreading minerslettuce is Montia
diffusa (Nutt.) E. Greene (Portulacaceae). There are no recognized
subspecies, varieties, or forms [
4,
7,
11].
- bibliographic citation
- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Montia diffusa. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Comprehensive Description
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Limnalsine diffusa (Nutt.) Rydberg
Claylonia diffusa Nutt.; T. .V G. Fl. N. Am. 1: 202. 1838. Monlia diffusa Greene. PI. Fran. 181. 1891.
Annual; stems decumbent at the base, diffuse, much-branched, 0.5-2 dm. high; leavi petioled, alternate, thi petioles 1-3 cm. long, dilated at the base, the blades ovate or deltoid, 1-2.5 cm. long, acute, deCUrrent on the petioles; flowers in leafy panicles; pedicels 1-2 cm. long, recurved in flower, ascending when in fruit; sepals rounded-obovate, 2 mm. long; petals
white or pali nate, i nun Ion.,; cap : ' ■■'"■■ ate, slightly exceeding 'In i .1
seeds black, broadly ellipsoid, 1.5 mm. long, finely reticulatcly grooved. Type locality: Port Vancouver, Wathii
DgtOn to central California.
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- Percy Wilson, Per Axel Rydberg. 1932. CHENOPODIALES. North American flora. vol 21(4). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
Montia diffusa
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Montia diffusa is a species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae known by the common names branching montia and spreading miner's lettuce native to North America.
Distribution
It is native to western North America from British Columbia to northern California, where it occurs mainly west of Cascade Range crest.[2] It grows in moist to wet wooded areas, including areas recently affected by wildfire.
Description
Montia diffusa is an annual herb growing erect to about 20 centimeters in maximum height, its stem branching intricately. The diamond or lance-shaped leaves are alternately arranged and measure up to 5 centimeters in length, not counting their long petioles. The inflorescence is a raceme of 3 or more flowers. Each flower has usually five pink or white petals under half a centimeter in length blooming from a nearly closed cup of small green sepals wrapped around their bases.
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Montia diffusa: Brief Summary
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Montia diffusa is a species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae known by the common names branching montia and spreading miner's lettuce native to North America.
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