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Distribution by County   5685    
Montia fontana  L.
Annual water minerslettuce,   Water chickweed,   Water montia
Montia fontana is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 20 Lake: 9 Plumas: 21 Shasta: 9
Alpine: 1 Lassen: 6 Riverside: 18 Sierra: 5
Amador: 5 Los Angeles: 7 Sacramento: 54 Solano: 8
Butte: 119 Madera: 5 San Benito: 9 Sonoma: 31
Calaveras: 3 Marin: 60 San Bernardino: 12 Stanislaus: 2
Colusa: 2 Mariposa: 8 San Diego: 31 Sutter: 1
Contra Costa: 16 Mendocino: 17 San Francisco: 9 Tehama: 39
El Dorado: 7 Merced: 11 San Joaquin: 5 Trinity: 3
Fresno: 10 Modoc: 4 San Luis Obispo: 21 Tulare: 8
Glenn: 6 Monterey: 29 San Mateo: 16 Tuolumne: 13
Humboldt: 13 Napa: 14 Santa Barbara: 2 Ventura: 5
Inyo: 1 Nevada: 20 Santa Clara: 15 Yolo: 3
Kern: 2 Placer: 8 Santa Cruz: 35 Yuba: 8

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2025. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 01/30/2025).