Montiaceae

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Montia parvifolia (Moc. ex DC.) Greene

Montia parvifolia (Moc. ex DC.) Greene

Montia parvifolia (Moc. ex DC.) Greene

Montia parvifolia is a perennial herb with specific growth form, leaves, and pink or white five-petaled flowers.

Phemeranthus parviflorus (Nutt.) Kiger

Phemeranthus parviflorus (Nutt.) Kiger

Phemeranthus parviflorus (Nutt.) Kiger

Phemeranthus parviflorus, sunbright or prairie fame flower, is a succulent herbaceous perennial native to central-eastern US and northern Mexico.

Phemeranthus rugospermus (Holz.) Kiger

Phemeranthus rugospermus (Holz.) Kiger

Phemeranthus rugospermus (Holz.) Kiger

Phemeranthus rugospermus is a short-lived flowering perennial herb native to open habitats of the central United States.

Phemeranthus teretifolius Raf.

Phemeranthus teretifolius Raf.

Phemeranthus teretifolius Raf.

Phemeranthus teretifolius, or Quill Fameflower, is a short-lived succulent endemic to eastern US open rocky/sandy sites.

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Thingia ambigua (S.Watson) Hershk.

Thingia ambigua (S.Watson) Hershk.

Thingia ambigua is a small annual flowering plant, and its genus differs from close relatives by key structural traits.

Lewisia triphylla (S.Watson) B.L.Rob.

Lewisia triphylla (S.Watson) B.L.Rob.

Lewisia triphylla (S.Watson) B.L.Rob.

Lewisia triphylla, the threeleaf lewisia, is a perennial herb native to western North America's mountain alpine areas.

Lewisia brachycalyx Engelm. ex A.Gray

Lewisia brachycalyx Engelm. ex A.Gray

Lewisia brachycalyx Engelm. ex A.Gray

Lewisia brachycalyx is a deciduous perennial alpine plant that has won the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Lewisia cantelovii Howell

Lewisia cantelovii Howell

Lewisia cantelovii Howell

Cantelow's lewisia is an uncommon endemic California perennial flowering plant in the Montiaceae family.

Lewisia kelloggii K.Brandegee

Lewisia kelloggii K.Brandegee

Lewisia kelloggii K.Brandegee

Lewisia kelloggii, or Kellogg's lewisia, is a perennial flowering plant endemic to high elevations of California's Sierra Nevada.

Lewisia nevadensis (A.Gray) B.L.Rob.

Lewisia nevadensis (A.Gray) B.L.Rob.

Lewisia nevadensis (A.Gray) B.L.Rob.

Lewisia nevadensis, or Nevada lewisia, is a small perennial flowering herb native to western US mountain habitats, sometimes grown ornamentally.

Lewisia oppositifolia (S.Watson) B.L.Rob.

Lewisia oppositifolia (S.Watson) B.L.Rob.

Lewisia oppositifolia (S.Watson) B.L.Rob.

Lewisia oppositifolia, opposite-leaf lewisia, is a rare perennial flowering plant endemic to the Klamath Mountains.

Montia howellii S.Watson

Montia howellii S.Watson

Montia howellii S.Watson

Montia howellii S.Watson is a small mat-forming annual herb with tiny cleistogamous self-fertilizing white flowers.

Montia calycina (Colenso) Pax & K.Hoffm.

Montia calycina (Colenso) Pax & K.Hoffm.

Montia calycina (Colenso) Pax & K.Hoffm.

Montia calycina is a mat-forming alpine herb found across New Zealand's two main islands in multiple habitats.

Calandrinia breweri S.Watson

Calandrinia breweri S.Watson

Calandrinia breweri S.Watson

Calandrinia breweri is an annual herb with thick leaves, red-pink spring flowers, and seed-containing capsule fruits.

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Calandrinia pilosiuscula DC.

Calandrinia pilosiuscula DC.

Calandrinia pilosiuscula DC. is a plant species with hairy leaves, clustered pink flowers, and 10 to 15 stamens.

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Rumicastrum calyptratum (Hook.fil.) Carolin

Rumicastrum calyptratum (Hook.fil.) Carolin

Rumicastrum calyptratum is an endemic Australian annual Montiaceae plant known as pink purslane or small-leaved parakeelya.

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Rumicastrum granuliferum (Benth.) Carolin

Rumicastrum granuliferum (Benth.) Carolin

Rumicastrum granuliferum is a succulent herb that grows on Australian granite outcrops and produces white-pink flowers from September to November.

Claytonia acutifolia Pall. ex Willd.

Claytonia acutifolia Pall. ex Willd.

Claytonia acutifolia Pall. ex Willd.

Claytonia arctica (Arctic spring beauty) is a circumpolar Arctic flowering plant native to northeast Asia and northwest North America.

Claytonia saxosa Brandegee

Claytonia saxosa Brandegee

Claytonia saxosa Brandegee

Claytonia saxosa Brandegee is a small annual endemic wildflower of northern California and southern Oregon that grows on rocky substrates.

Claytonia sarmentosa C.A.Mey.

Claytonia sarmentosa C.A.Mey.

Claytonia sarmentosa C.A.Mey.

Claytonia sarmentosa is a widespread flowering plant with a history of unresolved taxonomic classification.

Phemeranthus calcaricus (S.Ware) Kiger

Phemeranthus calcaricus (S.Ware) Kiger

Phemeranthus calcaricus (S.Ware) Kiger

Phemeranthus calcaricus, the limestone fameflower, is a small succulent perennial native to limestone glades in the south-central US.

Phemeranthus spinescens (Torr.) Hershk.

Phemeranthus spinescens (Torr.) Hershk.

Phemeranthus spinescens (Torr.) Hershk.

Phemeranthus spinescens is a small succulent ground-hugging plant native to the Columbia Plateau, named for the short spine its leaf midribs leave when leaves wither.

Phemeranthus calycinus (Engelm.) Kiger

Phemeranthus calycinus (Engelm.) Kiger

Phemeranthus calycinus (Engelm.) Kiger

Phemeranthus calycinus is a succulent herbaceous perennial native to central U.S. habitats with rocky or sandy acidic substrates.

Hectorella caespitosa Hook.fil.

Hectorella caespitosa Hook.fil.

Hectorella caespitosa Hook.fil.

Hectorella caespitosa is the only species in the monotypic flowering plant genus Hectorella, native to New Zealand.

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