familyCaryophyllaceae
subfamilyCaryophyllaceae subfam. Alsinoideae
genusMinuartia
speciesMinuartia nuttallii
Minuartia nuttallii var. nuttallii
Endemic
Synonyms: Arenaria pungens Nuttall Minuopsis pungens (Nuttall) Mattfeld
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 130.
Leaves closely appressed to prominently arcuate; blade 7–11 mm, apex acute to acuminate, navicular, with small mucro, not spine-tipped. Flowers: sepals prominently 1(–3)-veined, lanceolate to narrowly so (herbaceous portion lanceolate to narrowly so), 3.5–5.5(–7) mm, apex acuminate; petals 0.5–1.2 times as long as sepals. 2n = 36.
Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Sandy and rocky slopes and ridges, chaparral, open pine woodlands, alpine slopes
Elevation: 600-3800 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Oreg., Utah, Wash., Wyo.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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