Difference between revisions of "Montia diffusa"

(Nuttall) Greene

Fl. Francisc., 181. 1891.

Common names: Branching montia
Basionym: Claytonia diffusa Nuttall
Synonyms: Limnalsine diffusa (Nuttall) Rydberg
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 487. Mentioned on page 486.
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Revision as of 17:32, 18 September 2019

Plants annual, not rhizomatous, stoloniferous, or bulbiferous. Stems spreading, freely branched, 5–20 cm. Leaves alternate, petiolate, clasping leaf sheaths absent; blade lanceolate to broadly ovate, more often rhombic to suborbiculate, 20–70 × 10–40 mm. Inflorescences leafy. Flowers 2–8; sepals 1.8–3.5 mm; petals 5, pink or white, 3–5 mm; stamens 5, anther white to yellow. Seeds 1–1.5 mm, tuberculate; elaiosome present. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: Moist woods
Elevation: 0-1200 m

Distribution

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B.C., Calif., Oreg., Wash.

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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