Montiaceae . . . . . Blinks family
Has been split from the now separate Portulacaceae.
The main species are shown below:
Claytonia sibirica
Claytonia perfoliata
Montia fontana
Pink Purslane
Spring Beauty
Blinks
Claytonia . . . . . Purslanes
Claytonia sibirica . . . . Pink Purslane
Damp woods, esp. in N & W
Claytonia perfoliata . . . . Spring Beauty/Miner's-lettuce
Perfoliate upper leaves - lower lvs like C. sibirica
Scattered throughout Br, locally common
Montia . . . . . Blinks
Montia fontana . . . . . Blinks
A TINY plant of streams and wet places; Sometimes divided into four subsp. on the basis of seed characters; widespread but not C En or C Ire
See also:
Chaffweed
Herniaria
Allseed