- Minuartia douglasii
-
Minuartia douglasii 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Caryophyllaceae Genus: Minuartia Species: M. douglasii Binomial name Minuartia douglasii
(Torr. & A.Gray) Mattf.Synonyms Arenaria douglasii
Minuartia douglasii is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name Douglas' stitchwort. It is native to the chaparral and oak woodlands in much of California, southern Oregon, and parts of Arizona. It is an annual herb growing to a maximum height of 30 centimeters with a slender green or purplish stem which sometimes has thin branches. The threadlike, curling leaves may be up to 4 centimeters long but are under a millimeter wide. The small flower has five white petals each a few millimeters long and smaller, ribbed sepals.
External links
Categories:- Minuartia
- Flora of Arizona
- Flora of California
- Flora of Oregon
- Caryophyllales stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
