[Wildflowers with 5 Petals in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

The Miner's Lettuce and Purslane Familes in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

Montiaceae and Portulacaceae

Redmaids, Red Maids, Fringed Redmaids: Calandrinia ciliata (Synonym: Calandrinia ciliata var. menziesii)

Red Maids: Calandrinia ciliata
Partial Listing of Members of the Purslane Family Found in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington:

Miner's Lettuce Family: Montiaceae

Red Maids, Rock Purslane, Fringed Redmaids: Calandrinia ciliata (Synonyms: Calandrinia caulescens, Calandrinia ciliata, Calandrinia ciliata var. menziesii, Calandrinia micrantha, Talinum ciliatum) -

Pussypaws: The Genus Calyptridium (formerly the Genera Cistanthe and Spraguea) -

Springbeauties: The Genus Claytonia -

Lewisia: The Genus Lewisia -

Miner's-lettuce: The Genus Montia -

Purslane Family: Portulacaceae

Common Purslane, Little Hogweed: Portulaca oleracea -

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