| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Montia australasica (Hook.f.) Pax & K.Hoffm. |
| Bibliography | Nat. Pflanzenfam. [H.G.A.Engler] ed. 2. 16c: 259 (1934) |
| Native Range | sw. & se Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Description | stems rooting, leaves filiform to spathulate, 1-5cm long, dark green to bright grey, flowers 1-2cm across, 1 or more in axillary clusters, floral pedicels 1-3cm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Claytonia australasica Hook.f. Claytonia australasica var. alpina F.Muell. Neopaxia australasica (Hook.f.) Ö.Nilsson Paxia australasica (Hook.f.) Ö.Nilsson |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria, WAU Western Australia) 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |
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