Minuartia douglasii
| Minuartia douglasii | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Minuartia |
| Species: | M. douglasii
|
| Binomial name | |
| Minuartia douglasii | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Arenaria douglasii | |
Minuartia douglasii is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name Douglas' stitchwort.
It is native to the chaparral and oak woodlands in much of California, southern Oregon, and parts of Arizona.
Description[]
Minuartia douglasii is an annual herb growing to a maximum height of 30 centimeters with a slender green or purplish stem which sometimes has thin branches. The threadlike, curling leaves may be up to 4 centimeters long but are under a millimeter wide.
The small flower has five white petals each a few millimeters long and smaller, ribbed sepals.
External links[]
- Jepson Manual Treatment: Minuartia douglasii
- USDA Plants Profile: Minuartia douglasii
- Flora of North America
- Minuartia douglasii — U.C. Photo gallery
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sabulina douglasii. |
 | This Caryophyllales article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- Minuartia
- Flora of Arizona
- Flora of California
- Flora of Oregon
- Flora of the Cascade Range
- Flora of the Klamath Mountains
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
- Natural history of the Channel Islands of California
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Caryophyllales stubs