Montiaceae
Montiaceae Raf.
Family of herbaceous and succulent plants, mostly from the American and Australian hemispheres, characterized by fleshy leaves and showy petals.
Calandrinia
Calandrinia
Genus of perennial and annual succulents of the Montiaceae family, distributed mainly in North and South America and Australia. Characterized by fleshy leaves and magenta, red, or deep pink petals, opening only during sunny hours.
Claytonia
Claytonia
Lewisia
Lewisia
Genus of succulent plants in the Montiaceae family, endemic to western North America. Their brightly colored flowers and succulent leaf rosettes make them plants of great ornamental value for alpine and rock gardens. They are high mountain plants of the Pacific Cordillera, adapted to well-drained stony soils and climates with long snow seasons.
Oreobroma
Oreobroma
Historical name applied to several species now included in Lewisia (Montiaceae). Rosulate succulent plants of the family Montiaceae native to western North America.
Phemeranthus
Phemeranthus
Genus of tuberous geophytic plants from North America, formerly included in Talinum (Portulacaceae). They produce ephemeral flowers of great beauty and semi-succulent stems in rocky habitats of the Great Plains.