PLANTS Profile for Minuartia (stitchwort)

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PLANTS Profile

Minuartia L.
stitchwort

Symbol:

MINUA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

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Minuartia L.

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Distribution:
Minuartia L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Minuartia L.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Minuartia arctica (Stev. ex Ser.) Graebn.. . Image Available.

Minuartia arctica
arctic stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia austromontana S.J. Wolf & Packer. .

Minuartia austromontana
Columbian stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia biflora (L.) Schinz & Thell.. . Image Available.

Minuartia biflora
mountain stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia californica (A. Gray) Mattf.. . Image Available.

Minuartia californica
California sandwort

Distribution of Minuartia caroliniana (Walter) Mattf.. . Image Available.

Minuartia caroliniana
pine barren stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia cismontana R.J. Meinke & P.F. Zika. .

Minuartia cismontana
cismontane minuartia

Distribution of Minuartia cumberlandensis (B.E. Wofford & Kral) McNeill. .

Minuartia cumberlandensis
Cumberland stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia dawsonensis (Britton) House. . Image Available.

Minuartia dawsonensis
rock stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia decumbens T.W. Nelson & J.P. Nelson. .

Minuartia decumbens
lassicus stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia douglasii (Fenzl ex Torr. & A. Gray) Mattf.. .

Minuartia douglasii
Douglas' stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia drummondii (Shinners) McNeill. .

Minuartia drummondii
Drummond's stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia elegans (Cham. & Schltdl.) Schischkin. .

Minuartia elegans
elegant stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia filiorum (Maguire) McNeill. .

Minuartia filiorum
threadbranch stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia glabra (Michx.) Mattf.. .

Minuartia glabra
Appalachian stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia godfreyi (Shinners) McNeill. .

Minuartia godfreyi
Godfrey's stitchwort

Minuartia graminifolia

Distribution of Minuartia groenlandica (Retz.) Ostenf.. . Image Available.

Minuartia groenlandica
Greenland stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia howellii (S. Watson) Mattf.. .

Minuartia howellii
Howell's stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia hybrida (Vill.) Schischk.. .

Minuartia hybrida
slender-leaf sandwort

Minuartia laricifolia

Distribution of Minuartia macrantha (Rydb.) House. . Image Available.

Minuartia macrantha
House's stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia macrocarpa (Pursh) Ostenf.. .

Minuartia macrocarpa
longpod stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia marcescens (Fernald) House. .

Minuartia marcescens
serpentine stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia michauxii (Fenzl) Farw.. .

Minuartia michauxii
Michaux's stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia muscorum (Fassett) Rabeler. .

Minuartia muscorum
Dixie stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia nuttallii (Pax) Briq.. .

Minuartia nuttallii
Nuttall's sandwort

Distribution of Minuartia obtusiloba (Rydb.) House. . Image Available.

Minuartia obtusiloba
twinflower sandwort

Distribution of Minuartia patula (Michx.) Mattf.. . Image Available.

Minuartia patula
pitcher's stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia pusilla (S. Watson) Mattf.. .

Minuartia pusilla
annual sandwort

Distribution of Minuartia rosei (Maguire & Barneby) McNeill. .

Minuartia rosei
peanut stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia rossii (R. Br. ex Richardson) Graebn.. .

Minuartia rossii
Ross' sandwort

Distribution of Minuartia rubella (Wahlenb.) Hiern.. . Image Available.

Minuartia rubella
beautiful sandwort

Distribution of Minuartia stolonifera T.W. Nelson & J.P. Nelson. .

Minuartia stolonifera
stolon sandwort

Distribution of Minuartia stricta (Sw.) Hiern.. .

Minuartia stricta
bog stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia tenella (Nutt.) Mattf.. .

Minuartia tenella
slender stitchwort

Distribution of Minuartia uniflora (Walter) Mattf.. . Image Available.

Minuartia uniflora
oneflower stitchwort

Minuartia verna

Distribution of Minuartia yukonensis Hultén. .

Minuartia yukonensis
Yukon stitchwort

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Minuartia L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus	Minuartia L. – stitchwort

More Accounts and Images:
Minuartia L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19979.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 04:52 PM CDT