Montia fontana
Blinks [montia Fontana], Fountain Miner's Lettuce
Also known as: Montia fontana Brot. +4 more
- Montia fontana Brot.
- Montia fontana subsp. minor Celak.
- Montia fontana var. erecta Pers.
- Montia fontana var. fontana
- Montia fontana var. repens Pers.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Montiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Indigenous to Africa, the Antarctic botanical region, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, and South America, Montia fontana (commonly known as Blinks [Montia fontana] or Fountain miner's lettuce) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Montiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ANTARCTIC, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Caucasus, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Mexico, Middle Europe, New Zealand, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Papuasia, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southern South America, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subantarctic Islands, Subarctic America, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Canada, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Albania, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, 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 Is., 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 Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, 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 Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Venezuela
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