Montia calycina
Montia calycina is a species of flowering plant, endemic to New Zealand.
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Description
This herb forms mats. The low flower has orange and yellow infloresences, which are sometimes pink. It has very thin, green leaves.
Range & habitat
This species is known from both the North and the South Island of New Zealand. It is an alpine specialist, known from scree fields. It can also inhabit Macrolearia colensoi-dominated scrub- and tussock-fields. It is also found in the lowlands, such as in the Manawatu area near Kapiti.
Wikipedia: “Range and habitat”
In human culture
Calycina comes from the Latin word calyx, from the Greek κάλυξ, which refers to the outermost whorl of flower parts (the sepals), which covers and protects the petals as they develop. It refers to the calyx of the flower.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 403969.