Minuartia howellii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Minuartia howellii (S. Watson) Mattf.

(not an active name)

Howell's sandwort, Howell's stitchwort

2008 Nathan Bello

Minuartia howellii is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found in Oregon.

also called Sabulina howellii


	Plant Range Observation Search ~14 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Minuartia
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Ultramafic affinity: 5.7 - strict endemic

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Arenaria howellii
JEF	Sabulina howellii

Information about Minuartia howellii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (MIHO) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/22/2024).