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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Montia fontana is a ANNUAL/PERENNIAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in).
It is not frost tender. It is in flower from May to October, and the seeds ripen from June to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects, Cleistogomy (self-pollinating without flowers ever opening). The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist or wet soil and can grow in water.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Woodland Garden Dappled Shade; Shady Edge; Pond; Bog Garden;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves
Edible Uses:
Leaves - raw[46, 61, 177, 183]. Fairly bland, they are quite nice in a salad. The leaves can turn bitter in summer, especially if the plant is growing in a hot dry position.
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Medicinal Uses
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None known
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
Prefers a moist peaty soil. A polymorphic species[17].
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ. The seed usually germinates rapidly.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Turkey, Russian Federation (Buryatia (south), Irkutsk (south), Yakutia-Sakha (north)) TROPICAL ASIA: Indonesia (Papua), Papua New Guinea NORTHERN AMERICA: Canada (Northwest Territories, Yukon, Québec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Manitoba, British Columbia), Greenland, St. Pierre and Miquelon, United States (Alaska, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, California, Nevada, Utah) SOUTHERN AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru AUSTRALASIA: Australia (Tasmania, New South Wales (southeast), South Australia (south), Victoria), New Zealand EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Russian Federation (Karelia, Komi, Arkhangelsk, Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug, Kaliningrad, Leningradskaja oblast, Moscow, Murmansk, Novgorod, Tver, Vologda, Yaroslavl), Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal AFRICA: Morocco, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo (east)
Weed Potential
Right plant wrong place. We are currently updating this section.
Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Botanical References
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