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Spreading Minerslettuce (Montia diffusa)

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Montia Diffusa, or more commonly know as Spreading Minerslettuce, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Montia. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. Montia Diffusa or Spreading Minerslettuce's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of California, Oregon and Washington.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Montia
  • Family: Portulacaceae
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Annual
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • State T/E Status: WA (S)
  • State T/E Common Name: WA (branching montia)





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