ROCK SANDWORT
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Minuartia michauxii (Fenzel ) Farw. var. texana (B.L. Robinson ) Mattf.
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| [=Arenaria stricta Michx. subsp. texana (B.L. Robinson ) Maguire] |
| Big Basin, Clark County, Kansas |
| Perennial |
| Height: 3-8 inches |
| Family: Caryophyllaceae - Pink Family |
| Flowering Period: May, June |
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| Stems: | | Decumbent to erect, numerous, slender, branched from leafy bases, glabrous. | | Leaves: | | Opposite, simple, sessile, awl-shaped, 1/4 to 1/2 inch long, about .02 inch wide, stiff, needle-like; margins entire; tips tapering to points; often crowded on lower 1/2 of stems; conspicuous clusters of small secondary leaves in axils. | | Inflorescences: | | Cymes, loose, open, 1- to many-flowered. | | Flowers: | | About 1/3 inch wide, stalked; sepals lanceolate, strongly 3-5 ribbed; margins rough; tips pointed; petals 5, spatula-shaped to oblong, white, about 1/4 inch long; stamens 10; styles 3. | | Fruits: | | Capsules, egg-shaped, 3-valved; seeds round, plump, brownish black. | | Habitat: | | Dry, open rocky or gravelly sites, most abundant in limestone soils. | | Distribution: | | West 1/2 of Kansas. | | Comments: | | Rock sandwort will not transplant easily. The long, stout taproot does poorly when disturbed. |
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