Montia fontana
A species in the Montiaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Montiaceae
- Genus
- Montia
- Species
- Montia fontana
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Montia fontana. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
32 synonyms in this snapshot
- Calandrinia cerrateaeName author: Añon
- Calandrinia pusillaName author: Barnéoud
- Cameraria fontanaName author: Moench
- Claytonia fontanaName author: (L.) R.J.Davis
- Claytonia halliiName author: A.Gray
- Claytonia pusillaName author: (Barnéoud) Kuntze
- Montia alsine-facieName author: Gilib.
- Montia arvensisName author: Wallr.
- Montia chabertiName author: Gand.
- Montia claraName author: Ö.Nilsson
- Montia decumbensName author: St.-Lag.
- Montia dipetalaName author: Suksd.
- Montia erectaName author: Steud.
- Montia fontana subsp. fontanaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Montia fontana subsp. intermediaName author: (Beeby) Walters
- Montia fontana subsp. lamprospermaName author: (Cham.) H.Lindb.
- Montia fontana var. boreo-rivularisName author: Lindberg
- Montia fontana var. erectaName author: Pers.
- Montia fontana var. intermediaName author: Beeby
- Montia fontana var. repensName author: Pers.
- Montia fontana var. tenerrimaName author: Fernald & Wiegand
- Montia funstoniiName author: Rydb.
- Montia halliiName author: (A.Gray) Greene
- Montia lamprospermaName author: Cham.
- Montia linearifoliaName author: d'Urv.
- Montia majorName author: Steud.
- Montia pentandraName author: Willd. ex Cham.
- Montia rivularis f. aquaticaName author: Glück
- Montia rivularis f. terrestrisName author: Glück
- Montia stenophyllaName author: Rydb.
- Montia tenellaName author: Steud.
- Montia terrestrisName author: Dumort.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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