Montia chamissoi
Chamisso's Candyflower, Chamisso's Miner's Lettuce
Other regional names: Chamisso's Montia +5 more
- Chamisso's Montia
- Toadlily
- Water Indianlettuce
- Water Miner's Lettuce
- Water Minerslettuce
- Water Montia
Also known as: Claytonia aquatica Nutt. +8 more
- Claytonia aquatica Nutt.
- Claytonia chamissoi Ledeb. ex Spreng.
- Claytonia chamissonis Eschsch. ex Cham.
- Claytonia stolonifera C.A.Mey.
- Crunocallis chamissoi (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Cockerell ex Daniels
- Crunocallis chamissoi (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Cockerell, 1911
- Crunocallis chamissoi (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Rydb.
- Crunocallis chamissonis (Eschsch. ex Cham.) Rydb.
- Montia chamissonis (Eschsch. ex Cham.) Greene
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Montiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Indigenous to North America, Montia chamissoi (commonly known as Chamisso's candyflower or Chamisso's miner's-lettuce) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Montiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Aleutian Is., Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington, Wyoming