Montia diffusa Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 5684

Montia diffusa (Nutt.) Greene

Diffuse miner's lettuce, Spreading minerslettuce

2005 Doreen L. Smith

2020 Alexandra Kookootsedes

2014 Vernon Smith

2018 Sierra Pacific Industries

2008 Doreen L. Smith

Montia diffusa, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search (35 records) Plant Characteristics

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Family:	Montiaceae
Genus:	Montia

Communities: Redwood Forest, Douglas-Fir Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Claytonia diffusa
PLANTS	Limnalsine diffusa

More information about Montia diffusa


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MODI3) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 10/26/2021).