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Montiaceae are a family of flowering plants, with about 17 genera and about 230 known species, ranging from small herbaceous plants to shrubs. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderCaryophyllales
  5. FamilyMontiaceae
Observations recorded555,467

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
101
With media
24
Family
Montiaceae
Collections
OSU, MEL, WILLI, LOB, UF
Recorded in
United States, Chile, Germany, Argentina, United Kingdom, Australia, India

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Caryophyllales
Image
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Commons category
Montiaceae
taxon rank
family
taxon name
Montiaceae
topic's main category
Category:Montiaceae
taxon common name
水卷耳科
taxonomic type
Montia
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Genera
  • References

Montiaceae are a family of flowering plants, with about 17 genera and 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Montiaceae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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