Family · Other eudicots

Montiaceae

Miner's lettuce

Often succulent herbs of the Americas with showy flowers; includes bitterroot and miner's lettuce.

Accepted species: 271accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 17accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈28 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Northern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Genera

Parakeelya62 spp.
Cistanthe42 spp.
Claytonia33 spp.
Phemeranthus25 spp.
Calandrinia20 spp.
Montia20 spp.
Montiopsis20 spp.
Lewisia19 spp.
Calyptridium12 spp.
Philippiamra11 spp.
Erocallis1 spp.
Hectorella1 spp.
Lenzia1 spp.
Lewisiopsis1 spp.
Lyallia1 spp.
Schreiteria1 spp.
Thingia1 spp.

Where it grows

Northern America104
Southern America97
Australasia72
Asia-Temperate10
Antarctic2
Asia-Tropical2
Europe1
Africa1

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Montiaceae sits in the order Caryophyllales.