Montia fontana

Montia fontana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Montiaceae
Genus: Montia
Species: Montia fontana
Subspecies: M. f. subsp. amporitana – M. f. subsp. fontana – M. f. subsp. minor – M. f. subsp. variabilis

Name

Montia fontana L. Sp. Pl. 1: 87. (1753)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Claytonia fontana (L.) R.J.Davis in Leafl. Contrib. Fl. Idaho 1: 3 (1945)
  • Montia aquatica P.Micheli ex Rupr. in Fl. Ingrica: 389 (1860), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Regional:Subalpine & Temp. Mountains Alaska, Albania, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Corse, Costa Rica, Crozet Is., Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Falkland Is., Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Heard-McDonald Is., Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kenya, Kerguelen, Khabarovsk, Kriti, Kuril Is., Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Macquarie Is., Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Marion-Prince Edward, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Morocco, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Romania, Rwanda, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Sicilia, South Australia, South Georgia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tasmania, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Uganda, Uruguay, Utah, Vermont, Victoria, Washington, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon, Zaïre Introduced into: Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 87. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Montia fontana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Sept. 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2923. Montia fontana. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 18 2923.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Montia fontana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

suomi: Lähdehetekaali
magyar: Tavaszi forrásfű
polski: Zdrojek błyszczący

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