Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Montiaceae (Montia family)
Genus: Montia (Minerslettuce)
Montia fontana agg. - Blinks
Montia fontana L. - Blinks
Montia arvensis Wallr. - Dwarf Montia
Maximal 50 cm tall. bracts: 2, free, calyx-like. flowers: whitish. corolla: 5‑leaved. petals: 1–3 mm long. stamina: mostly 3. ovary: epigynous. fruits: schizocarpous capsules, 3‑valvular, 3‑seeded. seeds: spherical, Ø 0.5–1.6 mm, smooth (subsp. fontana) or with thin,...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, bogs, sedge-lands, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths, screes, rocky habitats, fields, vineyards, springs
in moist to wet habitats