Sabulina pusilla is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names annual sandwort and dwarf stitchwort.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Sabulina |
| Species: | S. pusilla
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| Sabulina pusilla (S.Watson) Dillenb. & Kadereit (2014)
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It is native to western North America from British Columbia to southern California to Utah,[1] from sea level to 2,400 metres (7,900 ft). It grows in mountain pine forests, chaparral, plains, and other habitats.[2]
Description
editSabulina pusilla is a petite annual herb producing a slender, erect stem no more than 5 centimeters tall. The tiny green concave leaves are thready to lance-shaped, up to 5 millimeters long and no more than 1.5 millimeters wide.[2]
The tiny flower has five pointed sepals just a few millimeters long. There may be five white petals which are roughly the same length as the sepals or slightly smaller, though sometimes the flowers lack petals.
References
edit- ^ a b Sabulina pusilla (S.Watson) Dillenb. & Kadereit. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ a b Abigail J. Moore, Ronald L. Hartman & Richard K. Rabeler (2022) Sabulina pusilla in Jepson Flora Project (eds.), Jepson eFlora, Revision 11. Accessed 25 March 2024.
External links
edit- Sabulina pusilla, Jepson eFlora
- USDA Plants Profile
- Flora of North America
- Minuartia pusilla — U.C. Photo gallery
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