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Minuartia glabra (Michx.) Mattf.
Appalachian stitchwort

       
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Minuartia glabra (Michx.) Mattf.

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Synonyms:
Minuartia glabra (Michx.) Mattf.

  ARGL14 Arenaria glabra Michx.
  ARGRG Arenaria groenlandica (Retz.) Spreng. var. glabra (Michx.) Fernald
  MIGR14 Minuartia groenlandica auct. non (Retz.) Ostenf.
  MIGRG3 Minuartia groenlandica (Retz.) Ostenf. ssp. glabra (Michx.) A. Löve & D. Löve
  POGRG4 Porsildia groenlandica (Retz.) A. Löve & D. Löve ssp. glabra (Michx.) A. Löve & D. Löve
  SAGL15 Sabulina glabra (Michx.) Small
 

Distribution:
Minuartia glabra (Michx.) Mattf.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, CT, GA, IL, KY, MD, ME, NC, NH, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Minuartia glabra (Michx.) Mattf.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 38 species in Minuartia
 

Classification:
Minuartia glabra (Michx.) Mattf.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Caryophyllales
Family Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus Minuartia L. – stitchwort
Species Minuartia glabra (Michx.) Mattf. – Appalachian stitchwort
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Minuartia glabra (Michx.) Mattf.

This plant and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Arenaria glabra
smooth mountain sandwort              Threatened
Kentucky:
Appalachian sandwort              Threatened
Maine:
smooth sandwort              Special Concern
Maryland:
mountain sandwort              Endangered
New Hampshire:
smooth sandwort              Threatened
New York:
Appalachian sandwort              Threatened
Pennsylvania:
Applachian sandwort              Threatened
Rhode Island:
Arenaria groenlandica var. glabra
smooth sandwort              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Minuartia glabra (Michx.) Mattf.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACW+ UPL FACW+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Minuartia glabra (Michx.) Mattf.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19995.

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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