Sabulina stolonifera
Sabulina stolonifera is a rare species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names Scott Mountain sandwort and stolon sandwort.
| Sabulina stolonifera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Sabulina |
| Species: | S. stolonifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Sabulina stolonifera (T.W.Nelson & J.P.Nelson) Dillenb. & Kadereit (2014) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Minuartia stolonifera T.W.Nelson & J.P.Nelson (1991) | |
It is endemic to Siskiyou County, California, where it is known from only two occurrences in the Scott Mountains of the Klamath Range.
It is a member of the serpentine soils flora in the area, growing amidst Jeffrey Pines with other rare local plants such as the Mt. Eddy lupine (Lupinus lapidicola).[2]
Description
Sabulina stolonifera is a stoloniferous perennial herb forming a low mat of hairless herbage 10 to 20 centimeters high with thin, erect flowering stems. The tiny rigid needle-like leaves are under a centimeter long and a millimeter wide.
The hairy, glandular inflorescence bears flowers with five white petals each under a centimeter long.
References
- Sabulina stolonifera (T.W.Nelson & J.P.Nelson) Dillenb. & Kadereit. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- Nelson, T. W. and J. P. Nelson. (1991). Minuartia stolonifera (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from the serpentine of Scott Mountain, Siskiyou County, California. Brittonia 43:1 17-19.