Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Genus: Minuartia (Stitchwort)
Minuartia viscosa (Schreb.) Schinz & Thell. - Viscous Sandwort
Minuartia hybrida (Vill.) Schischk. - Fine-Leaved Sandwort
Minuartia rubra (Scop.) McNeill - Red Sandwort
Minuartia setacea (Thuill.) Hayek - Bristle Sandwort
Minuartia rupestris (Scop.) Schinz & Thell. - Rock Sandwort
Minuartia cherlerioides (Hoppe) Bech. - Cushion Sandwort
Minuartia sedoides (L.) Hiern - Cyphel
Minuartia austriaca (Jacq.) Hayek - Austrian Sandwort
Minuartia verna (L.) Hiern - Spring Sandwort
Minuartia stricta (Sw.) Hiern - Teesdale Sandwort
Maximal 20 cm tall, perennial. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> whitish. <span class="v1">perianth:</span> per whorl 5‑leaved. <span class="v1">petals:</span> <b>obtuse <i>or</i> toothed at the apex</b>, <ba><b>2‑times as long as the sepals</b></ba>...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
screes, rocky habitats
in nutrient-poor, alkaline habitats