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''Montia linearis,'' or narrow-leaved montia is a flowering plant in the Portulacaceae family. It is sometimes called miner's lettuce, which is a name often applied to many ''Montia'' genus plants because of their edibility. Synonym: ''Claytonia linearis''
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* Scientific Name: ''Montia'' ''linearis''
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* Family: Portulacaceae
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* Common Names: lineleaf miner's lettuce, narrow-leafed montia
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* Synonyms/Misapplications: ''Clatyonia'' ''linearis''
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* Codon: MONLIN
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[[File:MONLIN1.jpg |thumb|Photo by Bernard Kovalchik, also featured on Main Page]]
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===Taxonomy===
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{{Taxobox
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| image =
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| image_caption = Photo by Bernard Kovalchik, also featured on Main Page
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| name =
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| subregnum = Viridiplantae
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| phylum = Tracheophyta
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| subphylum= Spermatophytina
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| subclassis = Caryophyllanae
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| ordo = Caryophyllales
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| familia = Montiaceae
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| genus = ''Montia'' L.
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| species = '''''Montia linearis''''' (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene
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| synonyms = *''Claytonia linearis'' Douglas ex Hook.
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*''Montiastrum lineare'' (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb.
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}}<ref>Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=20413#null</ref>
  
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narrow leaved water chickweed, narrowleaf minerslettuce, Montiastrum lineare - source: http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Montia+linearis
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===Description===
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Annual herb from a fibrous root; stems ascending to erect, usually solitary but sometimes several, branched or unbranched, 5-20 cm tall.  
  
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==Taxonomy==
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Basal leaves lacking; stem leaves several, leaves are alternate throughout and narrow.  
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*Plantae – Plants
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*Subkingdom - Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
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*Superdivision - Spermatophyta – Seed plants
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*Division - Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
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*Class - Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
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*Subclass - Caryophyllidae
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*Order - Caryophyllales
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*Family - Portulacaceae
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*Genus - ''Montia''
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*Species - ''M. linearis''
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source: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=MOLI4
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USDA, NRCS. 2012. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 16 April 2012). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
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Inflorescence consists of loose terminal or axillary racemes, bearing 5-12 flowers on slightly recurved stalks.  
  
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==Description==
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Corolla is white, petals 5, white, 4-6 mm. long, sepals 2.  
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''M. linearis is an herbaceous, low annual that is somewhat succulent. Plants are several branched and between 5 and 20 cm tall. Leaves are alternate and narrow, 1.5 - 5 cm long. Flowers are white, 3 -4 mm long with 2 sepals and 5 petals. Flowers grow in a loose cluster in groups of 5 -12. ''M. linearis'' has three segmented capsules that contain shiny, black, disk shapped seeds.  
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Source: Pojar and Mackinnon pg 132
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Fruits are 3-valved capsules, bearing shiny, black, lens-shaped seeds.<ref>Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. ''E-Flora BC: Electronic''
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Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia'' [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced''
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Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia,
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Vancouver. [Accessed:2020-05-09]</ref>
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===Bloom Period===
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April - July. <ref name="Burke">WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum,
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& University of Washington. Retrieved from <nowiki>https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Montia%20linearis</nowiki></ref>
  
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==Bloom Period==
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===Distribution===
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April - July
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From British Columbia, east to Saskatchewan, south along the west coast of the United States to Southern California, and is also present in some states in the south eastern United States. <ref name="The">USDA, NRCS. 2012. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 16 April 2012). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA. </ref>
  
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source: http://biology.burkemuseum.org/herbarium/imagecollection.php
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===Habitat===
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Moist to dry habitats in lowland to foothills.<ref>Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler,
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==Distribution==
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B. et al. (2018). ''Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual''.
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Narrow - leaved montia grows from British Columbia, east to Saskatchewan, south along the west coast of the United States to Southern California, and is also present in some states in the south eastern United States.  
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Seattle: University of Washington Press.</ref>  
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Source: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=MOLI4
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Moist to dry sites, favoring sandy or rocky soil. Low to middle elavations
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===Seed===
 
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'''Montia linearis:''' MOLI
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File: Montia linearis.jpg|''Montia linearis'', photo by Lisa Hintz
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File:Montia linearis single.jpg|''Montia linearis'', photo by Lisa Hintz
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'''Seed sample from:''' 2011
 
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'''Longitudinal Cross Section:''' elliptical [[File:MOLI-log-cross.png]]
 
'''Longitudinal Cross Section:''' elliptical [[File:MOLI-log-cross.png]]
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[[File:Montia linearis single.jpg|300px|thumb|left|''Montia linearis'']]
 
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===Photo Gallery===
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<gallery>
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File:Wtu014799 lg.jpeg| photo by Bernard Kovalchik
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File:MONLIN2.jpg| photo by Ben Legler, 2004
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Latest revision as of 22:08, 20 March 2021

  • Scientific Name: Montia linearis
  • Family: Portulacaceae
  • Common Names: lineleaf miner's lettuce, narrow-leafed montia
  • Synonyms/Misapplications: Clatyonia linearis
  • Codon: MONLIN
Photo by Bernard Kovalchik, also featured on Main Page

Taxonomy

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Viridiplantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Spermatophytina
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Caryophyllanae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Montiaceae
Genus: Montia L.
Species: Montia linearis (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene
Synonyms
  • Claytonia linearis Douglas ex Hook.
  • Montiastrum lineare (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb.
[1]

Description

Annual herb from a fibrous root; stems ascending to erect, usually solitary but sometimes several, branched or unbranched, 5-20 cm tall.

Basal leaves lacking; stem leaves several, leaves are alternate throughout and narrow.

Inflorescence consists of loose terminal or axillary racemes, bearing 5-12 flowers on slightly recurved stalks.

Corolla is white, petals 5, white, 4-6 mm. long, sepals 2.

Fruits are 3-valved capsules, bearing shiny, black, lens-shaped seeds.[2]

Bloom Period

April - July. [3]

Distribution

From British Columbia, east to Saskatchewan, south along the west coast of the United States to Southern California, and is also present in some states in the south eastern United States. [4]

Habitat

Moist to dry habitats in lowland to foothills.[5]

Seed

  • Montia linearis, photo by Lisa Hintz

  • Montia linearis, photo by Lisa Hintz

Seed sample from: 2011

Average Measurement: 2.2 x 2.2 x 1

Measurement Range: L: 2 - 2.5, W: 2 - 2.5, D: 0.9 - 1.1

Features

Shape: Seed lenticular in shape.

Color: Hilum scar is white, surrounded by a ring of brown. Seed is dark red to black.

Surface: Seeds are papillose with some small ridges around the surface edges.

Could be confused with: Caladrinia ciliata


Latitudinal Cross Section: : rhombic MOLI- lat.png

Longitudinal Cross Section: elliptical MOLI-log-cross.png


Basic Explanations and Assumptions:

The dimensions for the seeds are length x width x depth. The location of the hilum is used as the base of the seed, and the length is measured from hilum to the opposite apex. Where a style is present, the length is measured from the hilum to the bottom of the style. Width is measured at a right angle to the length at the widest part. Depth is measured at a right angle to the intersection of height and width lines.

Measurements included are the mean average for each measurement of ten separate seeds.

All measurements in millimeters unless otherwise noted.

Photo Gallery

  • photo by Bernard Kovalchik

  • photo by Ben Legler, 2004


References

  1. ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=20413#null
  2. ↑ Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed:2020-05-09]
  3. ↑ WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington. Retrieved from https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Montia%20linearis
  4. ↑ USDA, NRCS. 2012. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 16 April 2012). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
  5. ↑ Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler, B. et al. (2018). Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual. Seattle: University of Washington Press.
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