genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s commonly known as
sandwort Sandwort is the common name of several flowering plants in the carnation family, which may be members of the following genera:
*'' Arenaria''
*''Minuartia''
*''Moehringia
''Moehringia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllacea ...
s in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactacea ...
.
Minuartias are small annual or perennial plants which grow in otherwise inhospitable conditions such as on rocky ledges and in stony soil. The genus is widely distributed in the northern hemisphere, mainly distributed in Europe, in the Mediterranean region, and north Africa, southwest Asia, and the
Caucasus Mountains
The Caucasus Mountains,
: pronounced
* hy, Կովկասյան լեռներ,
: pronounced
* az, Qafqaz dağları, pronounced
* rus, Кавка́зские го́ры, Kavkázskiye góry, kɐfˈkasːkʲɪje ˈɡorɨ
* tr, Kafkas Dağla ...
.
Many ''Minuartia'' species were formerly classed in the genus '' Arenaria'', and the obsolete genus ''Alsine''. In 2014, the
polyphyletic
A polyphyletic group is an assemblage of organisms or other evolving elements that is of mixed evolutionary origin. The term is often applied to groups that share similar features known as homoplasies, which are explained as a result of conver ...
''Minuartia'' ''
sensu lato
''Sensu'' is a Latin word meaning "in the sense of". It is used in a number of fields including biology, geology, linguistics, semiotics, and law. Commonly it refers to how strictly or loosely an expression is used in describing any particular c ...
'' was recircumscribed, with many of the species transferred to other genera, including '' Cherleria'', ''
Eremogone
''Eremogone'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to western North America, northern Asia, eastern Europe and northeastern Africa. Attempts to resolve taxonomic relationships within the Caryophyllaceae have result ...
Mcneillia
''Mcneillia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales ...
Rhodalsine
''Rhodalsine'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales ...
Triplateia
''Triplateia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae.
Its native range is Mexico.
Species:
* ''Triplateia moehringiodes
''Triplateia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae
...
''. ''Minuartia'' '' sensu stricto'' is characterized by the following features: leaves linear-setaceous; 5 acute sepals with 3, 5, or 9-veins; 5 white petals; 3 styles, forming 3-parted capsules.
The genus was named for Juan Minuart (1693–1768), a Spanish botanist and pharmacist.
Minuartia biflora
''Cherleria biflora'' is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is known as mountain stitchwort.
Description
The species is perennial, and forms mats and cushions. It flowers from June to August.
Range
''Cherleria biflora'' is fou ...
'' – mountain sandwort
*''
Minuartia bosniaca
''Minuartia bosniaca'', or Bosnian sandwort, in Bosnian bosanska mišjakinjica, is endemic plant at East Dinaric mountains. Itbelongs to family of ''Caryophyllaceae'' (carnations).
Description
Bosnian sandwort is a perennial herb with mild t ...
'' – Bosnian sandwort
*''
Minuartia californica
''Minuartia californica,'' commonly known as ''California sandwort,'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.
It is native to valleys, foothills, and mountains in California and Oregon. It grows in many types of habitat, i ...
Minuartia cismontana
''Minuartia cismontana'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name cismontane minuartia.
It is native to Oregon and northern and central California, where it occurs in woodland and chaparral habitat, ...
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Minuartia cumberlandensis
''Minuartia cumberlandensis'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names Cumberland stitchwort and Cumberland sandwort. It is endemic to the Cumberland Plateau near the Big South Fork of the Cumberland Rive ...
Minuartia drummondii
''Minuartia'' is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as sandworts in the family Caryophyllaceae.
Minuartias are small annual or perennial plants which grow in otherwise inhospitable conditions such as on rocky ledges and in stony soil. Th ...
Minuartia gerardii
''Minuartia'' is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as sandworts in the family (biology), family Caryophyllaceae.
Minuartias are small annual or perennial plants which grow in otherwise inhospitable conditions such as on rocky ledges and ...
Minuartia patula
''Minuartia patula'', common names pitcher's stitchwort or lime-barren sandwort, is an annual plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is native to sections of the eastern and central United States, primarily the lower Mississippi Valley, the sou ...
Minuartia rubella
''Minuartia rubella'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by several common names, including beautiful sandwort, mountain sandwort, Arctic sandwort, and boreal stitchwort. It has a circumboreal distribution, occur ...