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Minuartia dawsonensis

Minuartia dawsonensis (Britton) House

Rock Mock Sandwort, Rock Stitchwort

Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)

Synonym(s): Alsinanthe stricta ssp. dawsonensis, Arenaria dawsonensis, Arenaria litorea, Arenaria stricta ssp. dawsonensis, Arenaria stricta var. dawsonensis, Arenaria stricta var. litorea

USDA Symbol: MIDA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Purple
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Apex of sepals sometimes purple, petals white.

Distribution

USA: AK , MN , ND , WI
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NL , NT , NU , ON , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Moist, calcareous ledges and gravelly areas in mesic forest openings and meadows in montane and subalpine areas and boreal plains, dry, open outcrops in oak or juniper savannas or prairies.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Minuartia dawsonensis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Minuartia dawsonensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Minuartia dawsonensis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-28
Research By: CBR

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