Minuartia rubella Calflora

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Taxon Report

Minuartia rubella (Wahlenb.) Hiern

(not an active name)

Beautiful sandwort, Red seeded sandwort

2015 Steve Matson

2001 Doreen L. Smith

2008 Vernon Smith

2014 Vernon Smith

2015 Steve Matson

Minuartia rubella is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Sabulina rubella


	Plant Range Observation Search ~88 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Alpine Fell-fields

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Arenaria propinqua
PLANTS	Arenaria rubella
PLANTS	Arenaria verna var. propinqua
PLANTS	Arenaria verna var. rubella
PLANTS	Minuartia rossii var. orthotrichoides
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Information about Minuartia rubella from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (MIRU3) 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: 11/21/2024).