Family

Montiaceae (Pussypaw family)

Claytonia exigua exigua. Photo: (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Montiaceae are a family of flowering plants, comprising about 14 genera with about 230 known species, ranging from herbaceous plants to shrubs. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Caryophyllales (Pinks, cactuses, and allies)
        Family: Montiaceae (Pussypaw family)
        Genus: Montia (Montias) (4)
        Genus: Lewisia (2)
        Genus: Calyptridium (Pussypaws) (1)
        Genus: Calandrinia (1)
        Genus: Claytonia (Spring beauties) (11)

Subtaxa

Genus: Montia (Montias)

Genus: Lewisia

Genus: Calyptridium (Pussypaws)

Genus: Calandrinia

Genus: Claytonia (Spring beauties)

Family

Montiaceae (Pussypaw family)

Subtaxa

Where in Humboldt

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