Montia fontana

Water Blinks at Namadgi National Park

Montia fontana at Namadgi National Park - 13 Oct 2023
Montia fontana at Namadgi National Park - 13 Oct 2023
Montia fontana at Namadgi National Park - 13 Oct 2023
Montia fontana at Namadgi National Park - 13 Oct 2023
Montia fontana at Namadgi National Park - 13 Oct 2023
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Identification history

Montia fontana 19 Nov 2023 Tapirlord
Montia fontana 19 Nov 2023 Tapirlord
Portulaca oleracea 19 Nov 2023 Tapirlord

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I think….occasional in disturbed ground where feral pigs have damaged native poa or Carex.

5 comments

Tapirlord wrote:
   19 Nov 2023
@JaneR do you know this one?
Tapirlord wrote:
   19 Nov 2023
Potentially also Montia fontana subsp. chondrosperma
JaneR wrote:
   19 Nov 2023
sorry, Ciaran, i don’t know this one
natureguy wrote:
   19 Nov 2023
Looks about right to me, though not one I'm too familiar with, I can't say I can put a better suggestion to it than that.
Tapirlord wrote:
   19 Nov 2023
Thats all good Jane, from reading the descriptions it is a plant of moist soils so i had thought there was a chance you had enouctered it in your travels. Having looked at the descriptions again I'm confident of the ID; it seems the subsp are seperated based upon microscopic features of the seeds but this plant is most likely subsp. chondrosperma on distribution & habitat.

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Sighting information

  • 30 Abundance
  • 13 Oct 2023 04:47 PM Recorded on
  • Tapirlord Recorded by

Additional information

  • Less than 10cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Montia fontana Scientific name
  • Water Blinks Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 1041.48m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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