Minuartia stricta Calflora

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Taxon Report

Minuartia stricta (Sw.) Hiern

(not an active name)

Bog stitchwort, Granite sandwort

2016 Steve Matson

2016 Jim Morefield

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

also called Sabulina stricta


	Plant Range Observation Search ~46 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Minuartia
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Alpine Fell-fields, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Alsinanthe stricta
JM93	Arenaria rossii
JEF + CNPS	Sabulina stricta

Information about Minuartia stricta from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (MIST5) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	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. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/07/2024).