Sabulina douglasii

Sabulina douglasii is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name Douglas' stitchwort.

Sabulina douglasii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Sabulina
Species:	S. douglasii
Binomial name
Sabulina douglasii (Torr. & A.Gray) Dillenb. & Kadereit (2014)
Synonyms
Alsine douglasii (Fenzl ex Torr. & A.Gray) Fenzl ex J.Gay (1845) Alsinopsis douglasii (Fenzl ex Torr. & A.Gray) A.Heller (1912) Arenaria douglasii Fenzl ex Torr. & A.Gray (1840) (basionym) Arenaria douglasii var. emarginata H.Sharsm. (1945) Arenaria emarginata (H.Sharsm.) Hoover (1966), nom. illeg. Minuartia douglasii var. emarginata (H.Sharsm.) McNeill (1980) Greniera douglasii (Fenzl ex Torr. & A.Gray) J.Gay (1845) Minuartia douglasii (Fenzl ex Torr. & A.Gray) Mattf. (1921)

It is native to the chaparral and oak woodlands in much of California, southern Oregon, and parts of Arizona.

Description

Sabulina 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

• Sabulina douglasii Jepson eFlora
• USDA Plants Profile: Minuartia douglasii
• Flora of North America
• Minuartia douglasii — U.C. Photo gallery