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First overview block: ''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.  
 
First overview block: ''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.  
  
==Taxonomy== Plantae – Plants
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==Taxonomy==  
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*Plantae – Plants
 
*Subkingdom - Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
 
*Subkingdom - Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision - Spermatophyta – Seed plants
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*Superdivision - Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
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*Division - Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
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*Class - Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
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*Subclass - Caryophyllidae
Order Caryophyllales
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*Order - Caryophyllales
Family Portulacaceae – Purslane family
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*Family - Portulacaceae  
Genus Montia L. – minerslettuce
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*Genus - ''Montia''
Species Montia linearis (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene – narrowleaf minerslettuce
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*Species - ''M. linearis''
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   

Revision as of 18:48, 15 April 2012

First overview block: 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.

Taxonomy

  • Plantae – Plants
  • Subkingdom - Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
  • Superdivision - Spermatophyta – Seed plants
  • Division - Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
  • Class - Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
  • Subclass - Caryophyllidae
  • Order - Caryophyllales
  • Family - Portulacaceae
  • Genus - Montia
  • Species - M. linearis


Description

Bloom Period

Distribution

Habitat

Uses

Propagation

Photo Gallery

References

Seed

Montia linearis: MOLI

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

Montia linearis
Montia linearis


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.