Plants Profile for Minuartia michauxii texana (Texas stitchwort)

Image of Minuartia michauxii var. texana

General Information
Symbol:	MIMIT
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Duration:	Annual Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 56. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
ARSTT3	Arenaria stricta Michx. ssp. texana (B.L. Rob.) Maguire
ARSTT2	Arenaria stricta Michx. var. texana B.L. Rob.
ARTE8	Arenaria texana (B.L. Rob.) Britton

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus	Minuartia L. – stitchwort
Species	Minuartia michauxii (Fenzl) Farw. – Michaux's stitchwort
Variety	Minuartia michauxii (Fenzl) Farw. var. texana (B.L. Rob.) Mattf. – Texas stitchwort

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Maryland rock sandwort Threatened
Massachusetts Michaux's sandwort Threatened

Wetland Status

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