Sabulina californica
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Speciesbox
|genus = Sabulina (plant)
|species = californica
|authority = (A.Gray) Dillenb. & Kadereit (2014)
|synonyms =
- Alsinopsis californica {{small|(A.Gray) A.Heller (1912)}}
- Arenaria brevifolia var. californica {{small|A.Gray (1864)}}
- Arenaria californica {{small|(A.Gray) Brewer (1876)}}
- Minuartia californica {{small|(A.Gray) Mattf. (1921)}}
- Arenaria pusilla var. diffusa {{small|Maguire (1951)}}
- Minuartia pusilla var. diffusa {{small|(Maguire) McNeill (1980)}}
|synonyms_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77137502-1 Sabulina californica (A.Gray) Dillenb. & Kadereit]. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
}}
Sabulina californica, commonly known as California sandwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.
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.Abigail J. Moore, Ronald L. Hartman & Richard K. Rabeler (2022) [https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=99696 Sabulina californica], Jepson Flora Project, Jepson eFlora'', Revision 11. Accessed 25 March 2024.
Description
Sabulina 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.
References
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External links
- [https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=99696 Sabulina californica in Jepson eFlora]
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=MICA7 USDA Plants Profile: Minuartia californica (California sandwort)]
- [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250060626 Flora of North America]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Minuartia+californica Minuartia californica — U.C. Photo gallery]
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Category:Flora of the Cascade Range
Category:Flora of the Klamath Mountains
Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
Category:Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
Category:Plants described in 1864
Category:Taxa named by Asa Gray
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