Sabulina howellii is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names Howell's stitchwort and Howell's sandwort.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Sabulina |
| Species: | S. howellii
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| Sabulina howellii (S.Watson) Dillenb. & Kadereit (2014)
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It is native to the Klamath Mountains of northwestern California and southwestern Oregon. It grows in serpentine soils in chaparral and woodland habitat.
Description
editSabulina howellii is a slightly hairy annual herb growing to a maximum height of 30 centimeters with a slender green stem which turns purple with age.
The thin, rigid, almost needlelike leaves are linear or narrowly lance-shaped, up to 1.5 centimeters long and under 2 millimeters wide.
The tiny flower has five white petals each a few millimeters long and smaller, ribbed sepals.
References
edit- ^ NatureServe (2024). "Minuartia howellii". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Sabulina howellii (S.Watson) Dillenb. & Kadereit. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
External links
edit- Calflora: Minuartia howellii
- Sabulina howellii, Jepson eFlora
- USDA Plants Profile
- Flora of North America
- Photo gallery
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