Montia fontana

Montia fontana
Montia fontana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Portulacaceae
Genus: Montia
Species: M. fontana
Binomial name
Montia fontana
L.
Synonyms

Claytonia fontana
Montia hallii

Montia fontana, commonly known as blinks or water-blinks, water chickweed or annual water miner's lettuce, is a herbaceous annual plant of the genus Montia. It is a common plant that can be found in wet environments across the globe, from the tropics to the Arctic. It is quite variable in morphology, taking a variety of forms. It is sometimes aquatic.

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  • Montia fontana L. — многол.; V–VII Сем. Portulacaceae – Портулаковые 95. Род Montia L. – Монция 224. Монция ручейная Syn lat: Montia rivularls C. C. Gmel. См. Montia fontana L. – Монция ручейная Осоковые болота. Указана для кв. 94/95 (Трофимов, 1940) …   Флора Центрально-лесного государственного заповедника

  • Montia fontana — Water chickweed Wa ter chick weed (Bot.) A small annual plant ({Montia fontana}) growing in wet places in southern regions. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Montia fontana — ID 54915 Symbol Key MOFO Common Name annual water minerslettuce Family Portulacaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, CA, ID, ME, NV, OR, VA, WA Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Montia fontana ssp. fontana — ID 54916 Symbol Key MOFOF2 Common Name annual water minerslettuce Family Portulacaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, CA, ID, ME, NV, OR, VA, WA Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Montia fontana var. variabilis — ID 54927 Symbol Key MOFOV2 Common Name N/A Family Portulacaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Cultivated, or not in the U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Montia fontana L. — Symbol MOFO Common Name annual water minerslettuce Botanical Family Portulacaceae …   Scientific plant list

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