Sabulina howellii

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Sabulina howellii is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names Howell's stitchwort and Howell's sandwort.

Sabulina howellii

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Sabulina
Species:
S. howellii
Binomial name
Sabulina howellii
(S.Watson) Dillenb. & Kadereit (2014)
Synonyms[2]
  • Alsinopsis howellii (S.Watson) A.Heller (1912)
  • Arenaria howellii S.Watson (1885)
  • Minuartia howellii (S.Watson) Mattf. (1921)

It is native to the Klamath Mountains of northwestern California and southwestern Oregon. It grows in serpentine soils in chaparral and woodland habitat.

Description

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Sabulina howellii is a slightly hairy annual herb growing to a maximum height of 30 centimeters with a slender green stem which turns purple with age.

The thin, rigid, almost needlelike leaves are linear or narrowly lance-shaped, up to 1.5 centimeters long and under 2 millimeters wide.

The tiny flower has five white petals each a few millimeters long and smaller, ribbed sepals.

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Minuartia howellii". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. ^ Sabulina howellii (S.Watson) Dillenb. & Kadereit. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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