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Spreading Minerslettuce

Montia diffusa (Nutt.) Greene

Common Names

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spreading 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].
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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].
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cc-publicdomain
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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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/

Fire Management Considerations

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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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Forb
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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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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/

Phenology

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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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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].
license
cc-publicdomain
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/