Sabulina californica
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Sabulina californica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Sabulina |
Species: | S. californica
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Binomial name | |
Sabulina californica (A.Gray) Dillenb. & Kadereit (2014)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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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.[2]
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
- ^ Sabulina californica (A.Gray) Dillenb. & Kadereit. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Abigail J. Moore, Ronald L. Hartman & Richard K. Rabeler (2022) Sabulina californica, Jepson Flora Project, Jepson eFlora, Revision 11. Accessed 25 March 2024.
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- Sabulina (plant)
- Flora of California
- Flora of Oregon
- Flora of the Cascade Range
- Flora of the Klamath Mountains
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
- Flora without expected TNC conservation status
- Plants described in 1864
- Taxa named by Asa Gray
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