| Montiaceae | |
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| Claytonia sibirica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Montiaceae Raf.[1] |
| Genera | |
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Montiaceae is a family of flowering plants, comprising about 14 genera with some 500 species, ranging from herbaceous plants to shrubs. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution.
The Montiaceae was newly adopted in the APG III system and includes members of the Caryophyllales formerly listed in the Portulacaceae.