PLANTS Profile for Minuartia patula (pitcher's stitchwort)

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PLANTS Profile

Minuartia patula (Michx.) Mattf.
pitcher's stitchwort

Symbol:

MIPA6

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Minuartia patula (Michx.) Mattf.

Arenaria patula

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 56. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Minuartia patula (Michx.) Mattf.

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Synonyms:
Minuartia patula (Michx.) Mattf.

	ARPA27	Arenaria patula Michx.
	SAPA28	Sabulina patula (Michx.) Small

Distribution:
Minuartia patula (Michx.) Mattf.


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USA (AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MN, MO, MS, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA, WI)

Related Taxa:
Minuartia patula (Michx.) Mattf.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 38 species in Minuartia

Classification:
Minuartia patula (Michx.) Mattf.

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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
Species	Minuartia patula (Michx.) Mattf. – pitcher's stitchwort

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Minuartia patula (Michx.) Mattf.

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
Arenaria patula
slender sandwort		Threatened
Indiana:
Arenaria patula
Pitcher's stitchwort		Endangered
Ohio:
Arenaria patula
spreading sandwort		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Minuartia patula (Michx.) Mattf.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FAC

UPL

FAC-

UPL

FAC-

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Minuartia patula (Michx.) Mattf.

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 20009.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Minuartia patula (Michx.) Mattf.

USDA FS Eastern Region-Species Conservation Assessments

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