Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Montia sibirica (Siberian montia, Siberian spring beauty, Siberian miner's lettuce, candy flower, pink purslane)

Family: Purslane

Characteristics
Succulent leaves similar to miner's lettuce but stem leaves not fused together. Basa leaves pointed and taper to a long slender stalk. Pinkish or white flowers with deeper pink pencilling.

Area
Moist places: wet ditches, swamps, lagoon and stream edges.






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