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Montiaceae
Montiaceae are a family of flowering plants, comprising about 14 genera with about 230 known species, ranging from small herbaceous plants to shrubs. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution. The family Montiaceae was newly adopted in the APG III system and includes members of the Caryophyllales formerly listed in Portulacaceae. It is known by the common names of ''spring beauty family'' or the ''montia family''. Genera 16 genera are accepted:Montiaceae Raf. '' Plants of the World Online
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Calandrinia
''Calandrinia'' is a genus of flowering plants known as purslanes and redmaids. It includes 37 species of annual and perennial herbs which bear colorful flowers in shades of red to purple and white. Species of this genus are native to the Americas, including western and southern South America, Central America, and western North America. Some species have been introduced to parts of Australia, New Zealand, southern Africa, Asia, and Europe. Over 60 species native to Australia and New Guinea that were formerly included in ''Calandrinia'' are now placed in a separate genus, '' Rumicastrum'' or ''Parakeelya''. A single eastern Australian species named in 2022, '' Calandrinia petrophila'', is still included in ''Calandrinia'', but will be placed into the Australian genus when the name of the new genus is finally settled. Description Species in the genus ''Calandrinia'' are annual or perennial herbaceous plants with a sprawling or erect habit. The leaves are mostly basal and may be eith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thingia
''Thingia'' is a Monotypic taxon, monospecific genus of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae comprised only by the species ''Thingia ambigua'', known as desert pussypaws. It is native to northwestern Mexico, California, and Arizona, and is found commonly on sandy or silty soil. The sole species of the genus has been housed under several genera before it was split into ''Thingia'': ''Claytonia'' in 1882, ''Calandrinia'' in 1893, and ''Cistanthe'' in 1990. DNA evidence demonstrated that the relationship of ''Thingia ambigua'', then ''Cistanthe ambigua'', to the next closest relative in ''Cistanthe'', ''Cistanthe tweedyi, C. tweedyi'', was actually disjointed. It was found that the two species were most closely related to completely separate South American taxa. Description ''Thingia ambigua'' is an annual plant with fleshy roots. It has stems long that grow outwards and upright. Its leaves are narrow and clasp the stem at their base; each leaf blade is long. It has Inflores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claytonia Sibirica
''Claytonia sibirica'' is a flowering plant in the family Montiaceae, commonly known as pink purslane, candy flower, Siberian spring beauty or Siberian miner's lettuce. A synonym is ''Montia sibirica''. It is native to Aleutian Islands and western North America and has been introduced into parts of Europe and Scandinavia. Habitat and description It is found in moist woods. It is long-lived perennial, biennial, or annual with hermaphroditic flowers which are protandrous and self-fertile. The numerous fleshy stems form a rosette and the leaves are linear, lanceolate, or deltate. The flowers are 8–20 mm diameter, with five white, candy-striped, or pink petals; flowering is typically between February and August, but some plants continue to bloom late into autumn. Distribution It is native to the Commander Islands (including Bering Island) of Siberia, and western North America from the Aleutian Islands and coastal Alaska south through Haida Gwaii, Vancouver Island, Casca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erocallis
''Erocallis triphylla'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae known by the common name threeleaf lewisia. It is the sole species in genus ''Erocallis''. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado. It grows in mountain and forest habitat, often in wet, rocky alpine areas where it may bloom through the snowmelt. This is a perennial herb growing from a fibrous taproot and corm unit. Instead of a basal rosette like many other ''Lewisia'' species it produces 2 to 5 short, slender, fleshy leaves from the lower part of the stem, which may be at or under the soil surface. The small stem bears an inflorescence In botany, an inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a plant's Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. An inflorescence is categorized on the basis of the arrangement of flowers on a mai ... of 1 to 25 flowers. The flower has 5 to 9 small white or pinkish peta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schreiteria (plant)
''Schreiteria'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Montiaceae. It is represented by the single species of ''Schreiteria macrocarpa'' . It is native to north-western Argentina. Description It is a perennial herb with tuberous roots.Klaus Kubitzki, Jens G. Rohwer and Volker Bittrich (Editors) The flowers are in cymes.James W. Byng The bracts and sepals are persistent (remaining to the maturity of fruit) but the bracts are deciduous. The pollen is polyrugate (meaning that the pollen has more than one furrow,). The seed capsule is up to long and 3 valved. The seeds are compressed and irregularly papillate (covered in papilla). It has an embryo that almost encircles the perisperm. Taxonomy The genus name of ''Schreiteria'' is in honour of Carlos Rodolfo Schreiter (1877–1942), a German-Argentinian botanist and student of Miguel Lillo. The Latin specific epithet of ''macrocarpa'' meaning with large fruit, from Greek 'makros' meaning large and 'karpos' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phemeranthus
''Phemeranthus'' (fameflower) is a genus of flowering plants in the miner's lettuce family, Montiaceae, native to the Americas. It was formerly placed in Portulacaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words εφήμερος (''ephemeros''), meaning "living for one day," and ἄνθος (''anthos''), meaning "flower." Common name In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often con ...s for the various species are often fame flower, rock rose, rock pink, and sand pink. Selected species *'' Phemeranthus brevicaulis'' (S.Watson) Kiger – Dwarf fameflower *'' Phemeranthus brevifolius'' (Torr.) Hershk. – Pygmy fameflower *'' Phemeranthus calcaricus'' (Ware) Kiger – Limestone fameflower *'' Phemeranthus calycinus'' (Engelm.) Kiger – Largeflower fameflower *'' Phemera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parakeelya
''Parakeelya'' is a genus of plants in the family Montiaceae with species native to Australia and New Guinea. These species were formerly classed in genus ''Calandrinia'', which was discovered to be paraphyletic Paraphyly is a taxonomic term describing a grouping that consists of the grouping's last common ancestor and some but not all of its descendant lineages. The grouping is said to be paraphyletic ''with respect to'' the excluded subgroups. In co .... Species The following species are accepted in the genus ''Parakeelya'': *'' Parakeelya arenicola'' *'' Parakeelya baccata'' *'' Parakeelya balonensis'' *'' Parakeelya brevipedata'' *'' Parakeelya butcherensis'' *'' Parakeelya calyptrata'' *'' Parakeelya chamaeclada'' *'' Parakeelya composita'' *'' Parakeelya corrigioloides'' *'' Parakeelya creethiae'' *'' Parakeelya crispisepala'' *'' Parakeelya disperma'' *'' Parakeelya eremaea'' *'' Parakeelya flava'' *'' Parakeelya gracilis'' *'' Parakeelya granulifera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
APG III System
The APG III system of flowering plant classification is the third version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy being developed by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG). Published in 2009, it was superseded in 2016 by a further revision, the APG IV system. Along with the publication outlining the new system, there were two accompanying publications in the same issue of the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society: * The first, by Chase & Reveal, was a formal phylogenetic classification of all land plants (embryophytes), compatible with the APG III classification. As the APG have chosen to eschew ranks above order, this paper was meant to fit the system into the existing Linnaean hierarchy for those that prefer such a classification. The result was that all land plants were placed in the class Equisetopsida, which was then divided into 16 subclasses and a multitude of superorders. * The second, by Haston ''et al.'', was a linear sequence of families fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montiopsis
''Montiopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Montiaceae. Its native range is Peru to southern South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. The genus name of ''Montiopsis'' is in honour of Giuseppe Monti (1682–1760), an Italian chemist and botanist. It was first described and published in Revis. Gen. Pl. Vol.3 (Issue 2) on page 14 in 1898. Known species According to Kew: *'' Montiopsis andicola'' *''Montiopsis berteroana'' *'' Montiopsis capitata'' *'' Montiopsis cistiflora'' *'' Montiopsis copiapina'' *'' Montiopsis cumingii'' *'' Montiopsis demissa'' *''Montiopsis gayana'' *'' Montiopsis gilliesii'' *'' Montiopsis glomerata'' *''Montiopsis modesta'' *''Montiopsis parviflora'' *''Montiopsis polycarpoides'' *''Montiopsis potentilloides'' *''Montiopsis ramosissima'' *''Montiopsis sericea'' *''Montiopsis trifida'' *''Montiopsis umbellata ''Montiopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Montia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyallia
''Lyallia kerguelensis'', commonly called the lyallia cushion (''coussin de lyallia'' in French), is a species of flowering cushion plant in the monotypic genus ''Lyallia'' of the family Montiaceae. It is sometimes placed in the Hectorellaceae or the Portulacaceae. The generic name honours British botanist and naval officer David Lyall who served as assistant surgeon on HMS ''Terror'' on the Antarctic exploring expedition led by James Clark Ross from 1839 to 1843. Lyall was a friend and colleague of describer Joseph Dalton Hooker on the expedition when the type material was collected. The specific epithet refers to the type locality. Description ''Lyallia kerguelensis'' is a perennial herb. It forms round cushions, usually 200–400 mm across, but occasionally up to 1 m in diameter. Its closest relative is the similar cushion plant '' Hectorella caespitosa'' which is found in alpine areas of the South Island of New Zealand.Wagstaff & Hennion (2007). Distributi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewisiopsis
''Lewisiopsis tweedyi'' is a flowering plant and sole species in genus ''Lewisiopsis''. The species, formerly known as ''Cistanthe tweedyi'' and ''Lewisia tweedyi'', is now classified in the family Montiaceae. The plant is known by the common names Tweedy's pussypaws, Tweedy's lewisia, or Tweedy's bitterroot. It is endemic to western North America in north-central Washington and adjacent British Columbia. It commonly grows on well-drained slopes often on rocky slopes or in rock crevices from low elevation ponderosa pine sites up to the drier part of the Grand Fir zone of the North Cascades. The flowers usually have a coral, apricot, or pink color. Etymology The genus name of ''Lewisiopsis'' is in honour of Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809), who was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The Latin specific epithet ''tweedyi'' honours Frank Tweedy, the 19th century American topograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
