Minuartia groenlandica (Retz.) Ostenf.
Detail
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Botanical Name
- Minuartia groenlandica (Retz.) Ostenf.
- Common Name
- Mountain Sandwort, Greenland Sandwort
- Synonym(s)
- Arenaria groenlandica (Retzius) Sprengel var. groenlandica
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Minuartia groenlandica (Retz.) Ostenf.
- Comments
- Primarily a species of northern North America; the Virginia occurrences are part of a discontinuous scattering of populations in the Central and Southern Appalachians. This species is very similar to Minuartia glabra, but can be readily distinguished by its perennating basal leaf mats (see photo) and its higher-elevation habitats.
- Habitat
- Crevices and pavements of high-elevation outcrops; a component of barrens on granitic rocks, amphibolite, and sandstone. Rare; known from several widely separated mountain counties.
- Native Status
- Native
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