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Montia australasica
Montia australasica is a small, low-growing native herb of southern Australia and New Zealand, in the purslane family. Little is documented about its cultivation, so treat it as a hardy temperate ground plant that prefers moist, cool conditions.
Montia australasica is a species of flowering plant in the genus Montia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Montia australasica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
