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Montia L.

Hetekaalit Candy-flower
Montia, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]
Montia, Den Virtuella Floran [DVF]

1200x887 (~249Kb) USA: Portage Creek (on Hwy 9) near Arlington, Snohomish Co., WA, 2.4.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

1000x779 (~130Kb) USA: Portage Creek (on Hwy 9) near Arlington, Snohomish Co., WA, 2.4.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

1200x971 (~95Kb) USA: Portage Creek (on Hwy 9) near Arlington, Snohomish Co., WA, 2.4.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

Montia fontana L.

Hetekaali Blinks Källört Water Chickweed
Montia rivularis C. C. Gmel.
Montia fontana ; [RK, 102]; [FPN, 107]

M. f. var. tenerrima (Gray) Fern. & Wieg.

Montia fontana var. tenerrima ; [FPN, 107]

M. f. var. lamprosperma (Cham) Fenzl

Montia fontana ssp. lamprosperma (Cham.); H. Lindb.
Montia lamprosperma Cham.
Montia lamprosperma, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Montia fontana var. lamprosperma ; [FPN, 108]

Montia sibirica (L.) Howell

Alaskankleitonia Vårsköna Western Springbeauty Siberian Montia Candyflower Siberian Miner's Lettuce
Claytonia sibirica L.
Montia sibirica (L.); Howell
Montia sibirica ; [FPN, 108]
Claytonia sibirica ; [RK, 102]

identification uncertain 1000x716 (~246Kb) USA: Washington, Skagit Co., Washington Park near Anacortes, Photo © Markku Savela	identification uncertain 700x949 (~97Kb) USA: Washington, Skagit Co., Washington Park near Anacortes, Photo © Markku Savela	1300x927 (~92Kb) USA: nr. Pigeon Springs Rd (~ 46°38N 122°38W), Lewis Co., WA, 23.3.2005, Photo © Markku Savela
851x972 (~100Kb) Finland: Elimäki, Mustila arboretum, 11.7.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio	800x990 (~105Kb) Finland: Elimäki, Mustila arboretum, 11.7.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio	518x520 (~34Kb) Finland: Elimäki, Mustila arboretum, 11.7.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio
500x633 (~35Kb) Finland: Elimäki, Mustila arboretum, 11.7.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio	1037x746 (~63Kb) Finland: Elimäki, Mustila arboretum, 11.7.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio	1371x1028 (~246Kb) Finland: Helsinki, Korkeasaari, 30.5.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio

M. s. var. bulbifera (Gray) Robins.

Montia sibirica var. bulbifera ; [FPN, 108]

M. s. var. heterophylla (T. & G.,:FPN, 108)

sibirica var. heterophylla (T. & G.,:FPN, 108); #Robins.

M. s. var. sibirica

Claytonia asarifolia
Montia sibirica var. sibirica ; [FPN, 108]

30.8.2005 (12)

References:

[BONAP]

A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program

[DVF]

Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")

[FPN]

Hitchcock & Cronquist, 1998; Flora of the Pacific Northwest (11th ed.); ISBN 0-295-95273-3

[Harri Arkkio]

Finland; For the time being these pictures are only for this site. Other usage not allowed.

[RK]

Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki

[RUNEBERG]

Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online; Project Runeberg; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.