Minuartia californica Calflora

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Minuartia californica (A. Gray) Mattf.

(not an active name)

California sandwort, Sandwort

Minuartia californica is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Sabulina californica


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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

Ultramafic affinity: 1.7 - weak indicator

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Coastal Prairie, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Arenaria californica
OTHER	Arenaria pusilla var. diffusa
JEF	Sabulina californica

Information about Minuartia californica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (MICA7) 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).