Montia linearis (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene
narrow-leaved montia (narrowleaf minerslettuce)
Montiaceae (Purslane family)
(Previously in Portulacaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
narrow-leaved montia (narrowleaf minerslettuce)
Montiaceae (Purslane family)
(Previously in Portulacaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Annual herb from a fibrous root; stems ascending to erect, usually solitary but sometimes several, branched or unbranched, 5-20 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves lacking; stem leaves several, linear, alternate, 1-5 cm long, 1-3 mm wide.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of loose terminal or axillary racemes 2-5 cm long with 5-12 flowers on slightly recurved stalks 5-20 mm long; petals 5, white, 4-6.5 mm long; sepals 2, 3-4 mm long but up to 6 mm long in fruit; stamens 3.
Fruits:
Capsules, 3-valved; seeds black, shiny, lens-shaped, 1.4-2.5 mm long.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Montia linearis
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
782 | 137 | 1950 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
27 | 0 | 75 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
305 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 1 | 5 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
31 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
PP | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(5), CDF(1), ESSF(1), ICH(1), IDF(6), PP(16) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Moist to dry fields, grasslands and rocky slopes in the lowland, steppe and lower montane zones; frequent in S BC, rare northward to 55degreeN; E to SW SK and S to MT, UT and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Claytonia linearis Douglas ex Hook.
Montiastrum lineare (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb.