Portulacaceae
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Family: Portulacaceae
Group: Vascular Plant, Species
Scientific Name | Common Name | Summary |
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Claytonia sarmentosa | Alaska Spring Beauty | This species appears to only occur at the northeast margin of the region. Two collections from the region in ARCTOS, both from just inside the border with Canada north of Lynn Canal. |
Claytonia sibirica | Siberian Miner's Lettuce | Common plant of open areas. Collections in ARCTOS from across the region, but more of them in the southern portion. |
Claytonia tuberosa | Tuberous spring beauty | No collections in ARCTOS from the region. Reported from Stikine River mouth, which is well south of where this species would otherwise normally be expected. |
Montia bostockii | Bostock's Montia | No collections in ARCTOS from the region. E-flora BC shows a record in BC near the border outside of Haines. |
Montia chamissoi | Toad-lily | Four collections in ARCTOS from the region, all from the northern part, including northern Chichagof Island, Snettisham (southeast of Juneau), Haines, and Yakutat. |
Montia fontana | Water Blinks | Only three (georeferenced) collections from the region in ARCTOS, one from near Haines, the other two from the far southern mainland. Hulten indicates additional records from the vicinity of Lynn Canal, Sitka, and Yakutat. |
Montia parvifolia | Small-leaved Montia | Collections in ARCTOS primarily from the southern islands and the outer islands. Single collections from Juneau and Hyder, as well. This species appears to reach the northern end of its range in Southeast Alaska. |