Biology:Minuartia douglasii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

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

Arenaria douglasii

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

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

Description

Minuartia 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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6869726 entry