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Minuartia groenlandica
Minuartia groenlandica (Retz.) Ostenf.
Greenland Stitchwort, Mountain Sandwort, Mountain Daisy
Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family)
Synonym(s): Arenaria groenlandica, Porsildia groenlandica, Sabulina groenlandica, Stellaria labradorica
USDA Symbol: MIGR7
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), GL (N)
A mat-forming plant with many small white flowers at tips of slender stalks rising from tufts of basal leaves.
This delicate plant with arctic affinities is often tucked into rock outcrops. On Mount Washington in New Hampshire, it is called Mountain Daisy. It was formerly placed in the genus Arenaria, with the other sandworts.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: WhiteBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: ME , NC , NH , NY , TN , VA , VTCanada: NL , NS
Native Distribution: Northwest Territories and Greenland south to Newfoundland, New York, and Ontario; rare in Carolinas and Tennessee.
Native Habitat: Granite crevices and gravelly sites, often at high elevations in mountains.
Growing Conditions
Soil pH: Acidic (pH<6.8)From the Archive
Wildflower Newsletter 1990 VOL. 7, NO.2 - Preservation Blooms in Recreated Prairies, New Wildflower Center Prairie Welcome...Additional resources
USDA: Find Minuartia groenlandica in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Minuartia groenlandica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Minuartia groenlandica
Metadata
Record Modified: 2014-09-24Research By: TWC Staff