Montia fontana Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 5685

Montia fontana L.

Annual water minerslettuce, Water chickweed, Water montia

2008 Keir Morse

2021 David popp

2009 Keir Morse

2004 Carol W. Witham

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


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Family:	Montiaceae
Genus:	Montia

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs in wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Claytonia fontana
PLANTS	Montia dipetala
JEF + PLANTS	Montia fontana ssp. amporitana
JEF + PLANTS	Montia fontana ssp. chondrosperma
ICPN + PLANTS	Montia fontana ssp. fontana
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More information about Montia fontana


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MOFO) 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: 04/16/2021).