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Montia fontana

Fountain Miner's-lettuce

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142732

Element CodePDPOR05050

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyMontiaceae

GenusMontia

Other Common Names

annual water minerslettuce (EN) Annual Water Miner's-lettuce (EN) Montie des sources (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date2016-08-16

Change Date1984-06-08

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Nova Scotia	S1	Yes
Manitoba	S1	Yes
Labrador	S4	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Prince Edward Island	SH	Yes
New Brunswick	SH	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Ontario	S2	Yes
Nunavut	S4	Yes
Yukon Territory	S2	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Maine	S2	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Nevada	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

Alaska (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Port Alexander	Tongass National Forest	120,681

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Ishi	Lassen National Forest	21,805

Oregon (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Chucksney Mountain	Willamette National Forest	15,369
Gordon Meadows	Willamette National Forest	9,463
Menagerie (rooster Rock)	Willamette National Forest	374
Waldo - Moolack	Willamette National Forest	1,183

References (1)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.