family
Pussypaw Family
Montiaceae
Field notes
Montiaceae are a family of flowering plants, with about 17 genera and about 230 known species, ranging from small herbaceous plants to shrubs. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution.
The family Montiaceae was newly adopted in the APG III system and includes members of the Caryophyllales formerly listed in Portulacaceae. It is known by the common names of spring beauty family or the montia family.
Read more on WikipediaChildren
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native pussypaw family members All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
-
Miner's Lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata
caterpillars
3
bees
1
food
20
flowers
31
-
Blinks
Montia fontana
caterpillars
1
food
6
flowers
4
-
Toadlily
Montia chamissoi
caterpillars
1
food
2
-
Small-leaved Blinks
Montia parvifolia
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
18
-
Narrow-leaved Montia
Montia linearis
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
7
-
Howell's Montia
Montia howellii
caterpillars
1
food
1
-
Dwarf Montia
Montia dichotoma
caterpillars
1
food
1
-
Diffuse Montia
Montia diffusa
caterpillars
1
food
1
-
Lanceleaf Springbeauty
Claytonia lanceolata
bees
1
food
3
flowers
32
-
Streambank Springbeauty
Claytonia parviflora
bees
1
food
2
flowers
9
-
Gypsum Springbeauty
Claytonia gypsophiloides
bees
1
food
2
flowers
8
-
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
bees
1
food
1
flowers
140
-
Candy Flower
Claytonia sibirica
bees
1
food
1
flowers
19
-
Redstem Springbeauty
Claytonia rubra
bees
1
food
1
flowers
11
-
Alpine Springbeauty
Claytonia megarhiza
bees
1
food
1
flowers
9