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*Montia fontana Linnaeus. Common name: Water Blinks. Habitat: Lawns and roadsides. Distribution: Native of northern North America and Eurasia.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA4, K4, NE; > Montia fontana L. ssp. fontana; > Montia fontana L. var. fontana — C; > Montia lamprosperma Cham. — F; > Montia rivularis C.C.Gmel. — F. Basionym: Montia fontana L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Montia fontana - FNA4

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

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