Montia
water chickweed, montia
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Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
[none provided]
Accepted Name:
Montia
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 87. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 38. 1754.
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 87. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 38. 1754.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Species in Montia:
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Montia chamissoi – Chamisso's montia, water montia
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains; scattered locations east of the Mississippi in the U.S. -
Montia dichotoma – dwarf montia Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho and western Montana.
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Montia diffusa – spreading candyflower, branching montia Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to Marin County, California.
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Montia fontana – water blinks, water chickweed, annual water miner's lettuce Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Idaho, eastward across northern Canada to eastern North America.
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Montia howellii – Howell's montia Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California.
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Montia linearis – lineleaf miner's lettuce, narrow-leafed montia Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Calfornia, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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Montia parvifolia – littleleaf miner's lettuce, streambank springbeauty Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Idaho and Montana.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Montia in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Montia checklist entry
OregonFlora: Montia information
E-Flora BC: Montia atlas page
CalPhotos: Montia photos
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