Minuartia californica

Minuartia californica, commonly known as California sandwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.

Minuartia californica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Minuartia
Species:
M. californica
Binomial name
Minuartia californica
(A.Gray) Mattf.

It is native to valleys, foothills, and mountains in California and Oregon. It grows in many types of habitat, including chaparral, vernal pools, and roadsides.

Description

Minuartia californica is a small annual herb producing a hair-thin stem no more than 12 centimeters tall, in erect or spreading, branching form. The narrow leaves are just a few millimeters long and under 2 millimeters wide.

The tiny flower has five white petals and five veined, pointed sepals.

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