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Sabulina decumbens

Minuartia decumbens

Also called Lassicus stitchwort, The Lassics Sandwort

Family
Caryophyllaceae (Pink & carnation family)

About

Sabulina decumbens is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names The Lassics sandwort and Lassicus stitchwort.

The species was described in 1981 from the type specimen observed on Mule Ridge in a string of peaks known as The Lassics.

Where it grows

It is endemic to California, where it is known from only a single occurrence in the isolated inland mountains of the North Coast Ranges in Trinity County near the Humboldt County line. It grows in the serpentine soils of the mountain forests among Jeffrey Pines.

Other Sabulina plants

Sabulina californica · Sabulina cismontana · Sabulina howellii · Sabulina rosei · Sabulina stricta · Sabulina verna · Douglas's Stitchwort · Northern Sandwort · Sabulina fontinalis · Nuttall's Stitchwort · Annual sandwort · Beautiful Sandwort

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sabulina decumbens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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