Sabulina rosei
| Sabulina rosei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Sabulina |
| Species: | S. rosei
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| Binomial name | |
| Sabulina rosei (Maguire & Barneby) McNeill
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Sabulina rosei is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names peanut sandwort and peanut stitchwort.
It is endemic to northwestern California, in the Klamath Mountains and North California Coast Ranges. It grows in serpentine soils in oak and pine woodlands and forests.
Description
Sabulina rosei is a rhizomatous perennial herb forming a low mat of waxy herbage with thin, erect flowering stems. The tiny green needle-like leaves are up to 1.5 centimeters long and less than 2 millimeters wide.
The hairy, glandular inflorescence bears flowers with five white petals each under a centimeter long.
References
- ^ Sabulina rosei (Maguire & Barneby) Dillenb. & Kadereit. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
External links
- Sabulina rosei, Jepson eFlora
- USDA Plants Profile
- Flora of North America
- Minuartia rosei — Photo gallery
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