PLANTS Profile for Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii (Michaux's stitchwort)

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Minuartia michauxii (Fenzl) Farw. var. michauxii
Michaux's stitchwort

Symbol:

MIMIM

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Minuartia michauxii (Fenzl) Farw. var. michauxii

Arenaria stricta

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 55. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Minuartia michauxii (Fenzl) Farw. var. michauxii

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Synonyms:
Minuartia michauxii (Fenzl) Farw. var. michauxii

	ARMA13	Arenaria macra A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.
	ARMI13	Arenaria michauxii (Fenzl) Hook. f.
	ARST8	Arenaria stricta Michx.
	ARSTM	Arenaria stricta Michx. ssp. macra (A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.) Maguire
	ARSTP	Arenaria stricta Michx. var. puberulenta (M. Peck) C.L. Hitchc.
	ARSTU	Arenaria stricta Michx. var. uliginosa (Schleich. ex Lam. & DC.) B. Boivin
	ARUL2	Arenaria uliginosa Schleich. ex Lam. & DC.
	MIMI15	Minuopsis michauxii (Fenzl) W.A. Weber
	SAST13	Sabulina stricta (Michx.) Small

Distribution:
Minuartia michauxii (Fenzl) Farw. var. michauxii


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USA (AK, AL, AR, CT, DE, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (MB, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Minuartia michauxii (Fenzl) Farw. var. michauxii

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 38 species in Minuartia, 2 varieties in Minuartia michauxii (Fenzl) Farw.

Classification:
Minuartia michauxii (Fenzl) Farw. var. michauxii

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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 michauxii (Fenzl) Farw. – Michaux's stitchwort
Variety	Minuartia michauxii (Fenzl) Farw. var. michauxii – Michaux's stitchwort

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Minuartia michauxii (Fenzl) Farw. var. michauxii

The related entities 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.

Indiana:
Arenaria stricta
Michaux's stitchwort		Rare
Maryland:
Minuartia michauxii
rock sandwort		Threatened
Massachusetts:
Minuartia michauxii
Michaux's sandwort		Threatened
New Jersey:
Arenaria stricta
rock sandwort		Endangered
Rhode Island:
Arenaria stricta
rock sandwort		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Minuartia michauxii (Fenzl) Farw. var. michauxii

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529208.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/27/2008 01:34 PM MDT