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Montiaceae

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Montiaceae
Claytonia sibirica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Montiaceae
Raf.[1][2]
Genera

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Montiaceae are a family of flowering plants, with about 17 genera and about 230 known species,[3] ranging from small herbaceous plants to shrubs. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution.

The family Montiaceae was newly adopted in the APG III system and includes members of the Caryophyllales formerly listed in Portulacaceae.[2] It is known by the common names of spring beauty family or the montia family.[4][5]

Genera

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The following genera are accepted:[6]

References

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  1. "Family: Montiaceae Raf". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. hdl:10654/18083.
  3. Christenhusz, M. J. M.; Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3). Magnolia Press: 201–217. Bibcode:2016Phytx.261..201C. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
  4. "Montiaceae (Montia Family) - FSUS". fsus.ncbg.unc.edu. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  5. "Family: Montiaceae". www.reed.edu. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  6. Montiaceae Raf. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  7. "GRIN Genera of Montiaceae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2011.