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| Montia linearis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene | Species Image Gallery (opens in a new window) |
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| TAXONOMY | |||||||||||||||
| Family: | Portulacaceae | ||||||||||||||
| Genus: | Montia | ||||||||||||||
| Species Synonyms: | Claytonia linearis Dougl. ex Hook. Montiastrum lineare (Dougl. ex Hook.) Rydb. |
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| Common Names: | narrowleaf minerslettuce linear-leaved springbeauty candy-flower |
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| DISTRIBUTION | |||||||||||||||
| Canada: | southern British Columbia – southwestern Alberta, southwestern Saskatchewan | ||||||||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | southwestern Saskatchewan; Cypress Hills | ||||||||||||||
| Ecoregion: | Cypress Upland | ||||||||||||||
| HABITAT | |||||||||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | moist springy pool margins and grasslands | ||||||||||||||
| Canada: | moist to dry sandy places in lowland valleys and foothills | ||||||||||||||
| RARITY STATUS | |||||||||||||||
| Provincial
Status According to Harms (2003): |
Endangered |
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| Nature Conservancy Status: | G5 S1 |
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| Saskatchewan
Species at Risk Status: |
None |
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| COSEWIC Status: | None |
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| Narrowleaf minerslettuce is endangered because of extreme rarity in Saskatchewan. It is regionally restricted to the southwestern corner of the province. No immediate threats are known but may occur in the future. | |||||||||||||||
| SPECIES DESCRIPTION | |||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 – 30 cm | ||||||||||||||
| Roots: | roots fibrous, slender; rhizomes, runners and bulbs absent | ||||||||||||||
| Stems: | erect, branched near the base or simple | ||||||||||||||
| Leaves: | alternate, erect, leaf sheaths clasping, 1 – 4 cm long, 1 – 4 mm wide, linear or thread-like, dry and membranous at the base | ||||||||||||||
| Inflorescence: | several, terminal, unbranched, one-sided, loosely 2 – 8-flowered, stalks recurved; bracts 1, linear to inversely lance-shaped | ||||||||||||||
| Flowers: | sepals 3 – 7 mm; petals 5, 4 – 6 mm, white to pale pinkish; stamens 3 – 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Fruits: | capsule; seeds black, shiny, bumpy, appendage for ant dispersal absent | ||||||||||||||
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