Biology:Minuartia verna
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Short description: Species of plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Minuartia |
| Species: | M. verna
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| Binomial name | |
| Minuartia verna (Wahlenb.) Hiern
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Alsine verna | |
Minuartia verna is a scarce species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, known by the common names spring sandwort and leadwort.[2] It is a small mat-forming, perennial herb.[3] Some authorities consider it a synonym of Sabulina verna.[4]
It has a Eurasian Boreal-montane distribution, typically found on Carboniferous limestone ground. It grows in short grassland, on exposed limestone pavement, on scree slopes and on metal-rich soils, including spoil heaps from lead mining.[3]
The small (7–9 mm across), 5-petalled flowers appear on short, downy stems from spring until late summer. The slender leaves have 3 veins.[5]
References
- ↑ "Minuartia verna - (L.) Hiern". https://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species/167060.
- ↑ "Minuartia verna | spring sandwort" (in en-gb). http://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/11155/i-minuartia-verna-i/details.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Minuartia verna" (in en). https://plantatlas.brc.ac.uk/plant/minuartia-verna.
- ↑ "Minuartia verna (L.) Hiern" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/155687-1.
- ↑ Sterry, Paul (2006). Collins Complete Guide to British Wild Flowers. HarperCollins. pp. 34. ISBN 978-0-00-723684-8.
Wikidata ☰ Q11088866 entry
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