Minuartia nuttallii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Minuartia nuttallii (Pax) Briq.

Nuttall sandwort, Nuttall's sandwort

2004 Steve Matson

2019 Julie A. Kierstead

2012 Dana York

2015 Steve Matson

2008 Steve Matson

Minuartia nuttallii is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search (676 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. fragilis ... var. gracilis ... var. gregaria
Genus:	Minuartia
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JM93	Arenaria nuttallii

More information about Minuartia nuttallii


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MINU4) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/26/2022).