Montia diffusa
Chamisso's Candyflower
Montia chamissoi
(Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Greene Species
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- Botanical name
- Montia chamissoi
- Also known as
- Chamisso's Candyflower, Chamisso's Miner's-Lettuce, Chamisso's Montia, Water Indian-Lettuce, Water Miner's-Lettuce, Water Montia
- Family
- Montiaceae
- Genus
- Montia
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Chamisso's Candyflower
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Montia chamissoi but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Claytonia aquatica
Claytonia chamissoi
Claytonia chamissonis
Claytonia chamissonis var. tenerrima
Claytonia stolonifera
Crunocallis chamissoi
Crunocallis chamissoi
Crunocallis chamissonis
Others in Montia
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