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Montia (linearis)

Amy Bartow
Seed and Plant Production Manager
USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center
3415 NE Granger Ave
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
(541) 757-4812 ext 103
(541) 757-4733 (fax)
amy.bartow@or.usda.gov
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/orpmc
Family Scientific Name: Portulacaceae
Family Common Name: Purslane family
Scientific Name: Montia linearis E. Greene
Common Name: narrowleaf minerslettuce
Species Code: MOLI4
Ecotype: seeds were collected in Lane Co., Oregon near Eugene.
Propagation Goal: seeds
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Target Specifications: Grow plugs to be transplanted into a field covered with weed fabric for seed increase
Propagule Collection: Pods were allowed to split on the weed fabric and drop seed. The weed fabric was vacuumed using small battery-powered hand vacuums to collect seed that had shattered.
Propagule Processing: seeds were cleaned using a small air-screen machine.
Pre-Planting Treatments: seeds were sown into cone-tainers filled with Sunshine # 1 (a soil-less peat-based media) amended with micro-nutrients (Micromax) and a slow-release fertilizer (Osmocote 14-14-14.) The flats of cone-tainers were covered with poly-ethylene bags and placed in a walk-in cooler (35-40 degrees) for 2 weeks.
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:		 Flats were removed from the cooler after 2 weeks and placed in greenhouse set at moderate temperatures (70 degree days/ 50 degree nights.)
Establishment Phase: Seeds germinated within one to two weeks. 60% germination occured.
Other Comments: Seeds are usually sown into conetianers in December and left outside, after four weeks they are moved to a minimally heated greenhouse (about 50 degrees). Plugs are ready to be transplanted outside in mid march.

Citation:

Bartow, Amy. 2007. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Montia linearis E. Greene seeds USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center Corvallis, Oregon. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/04/21). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.