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].