Branching Montia

Montia diffusa

(Nutt.) Greene Species

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Botanical name
Montia diffusa
Also known as
Branching Montia, Diffuse Montia, Spreading Candyflower, Spreading Miner's-Lettuce, Spreading Montia
Family
Montiaceae
Genus
Montia
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Branching Montia

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Montia diffusa but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Claytonia diffusa Limnalsine diffusa

Others in Montia

Montia australasica
Montia biapiculata
Montia bostockii
Bostock's Montia
Montia chamissoi
Chamisso's Candyflower
Montia dichotoma
Dwarf Montia
Montia fontana
Blinking Chickweed
Montia fontana subsp. amporitana
Montia fontana subsp. chondrosperma

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