Sabulina douglasii is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name Douglas' stitchwort.

Sabulina douglasii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Sabulina
Species:
S. douglasii
Binomial name
Sabulina douglasii
(Torr. & A.Gray) Dillenb. & Kadereit (2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Alsine douglasii (Fenzl ex Torr. & A.Gray) Fenzl ex J.Gay (1845)
  • Alsinopsis douglasii (Fenzl ex Torr. & A.Gray) A.Heller (1912)
  • Arenaria douglasii Fenzl ex Torr. & A.Gray (1840) (basionym)
  • Arenaria douglasii var. emarginata H.Sharsm. (1945)
  • Arenaria emarginata (H.Sharsm.) Hoover (1966), nom. illeg.
  • Minuartia douglasii var. emarginata (H.Sharsm.) McNeill (1980)
  • Greniera douglasii (Fenzl ex Torr. & A.Gray) J.Gay (1845)
  • Minuartia douglasii (Fenzl ex Torr. & A.Gray) Mattf. (1921)

It is native to the chaparral and oak woodlands in much of California, southern Oregon, and parts of Arizona.

Description

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Sabulina douglasii is an annual herb growing to a maximum height of 30 centimeters with a slender green or purplish stem which sometimes has thin branches. The threadlike, curling leaves may be up to 4 centimeters long but are under a millimeter wide.

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

References

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  1. ^ Sabulina douglasii (Fenzl ex Torr. & A.Gray) Dillenb. & Kadereit. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Minuartia douglasii". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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