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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Montia linearis   FAMILY Montiaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Montia linearis   FAMILY Portulacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Montia linearis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Montia linearis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Montia linearis

 

COMMON NAME:
Narrow-leaved Montia, Narrowleaf Miner's-lettuce


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image of Montia linearis, Narrow-leaved Montia, Narrowleaf Miner's-lettuce

Tracy S. Feldman    tsf_montia_linearis_20191

March    Scotland County    NC

St. Andrews University

Inflorescences terminal, of 2-8 flowers; sepals 2, persistent and unequal; petals 5, white, per Flora of North America.

image of Montia linearis, Narrow-leaved Montia, Narrowleaf Miner's-lettuce

Tracy S. Feldman    tsf_montia_linearis_20192

March    Scotland County    NC

St. Andrews University

Leaves are alternate, linear, and rather erect, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Montia linearis   FAMILY Montiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Montia linearis   FAMILY Portulacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Montia linearis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Montia linearis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Montia linearis

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

4761

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Lawns, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native: western North America

Waif(s)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Margins entire

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Not rhizomatous, stoloniferous, or bulbiferous

FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
2 sepals
5 petals
3-5 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Capsule

 

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