Host an Event Volunteer Join Tickets

Support the plant database you love!

Share

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:
Minuartia arctica (Arctic stitchwort)
Weyand, Phyllis

Minuartia arctica

Minuartia arctica (Stev. ex Ser.) Graebn.

Arctic Stitchwort, Arctic Sandwort

Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family)

Synonym(s): Arenaria arctica, Lidia arctica

USDA Symbol: MIAR3

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

A mat-forming perennial with long, linear basal leaves in lowland plants; short/linear in more upland specimens. White, five-petaled flowers occur singly just above the needle-like leaves.

 

From the Image Gallery

2 photo(s) available in the Image Gallery

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Mat-forming, up to about 4 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK
Native Distribution: AK & Yukon; also n.e. Asia
Native Habitat: Dry ridges; rocky, mt. slopes; tundra

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry
Soil Description: Dry, gravelly soils.

Propagation

Description: Propagate by division, cuttings or seed.
Commercially Avail: yes

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 arctica in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Minuartia arctica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Minuartia arctica

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-02-20
Research By: TWC Staff

Go back