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Minuartia verna (L.) Hiern

Spring Sandwort

Caryophyllaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Genus: Minuartia (Stitchwort)

Synonyms

Minuartia verna
Alsine decandra
Alsine gerardii
Alsine subnivalis
Alsine verna
Alsine verna (L.) Wahlenb.
Alsine verna var. juressii
Arenaria verna
Minuartia caespitosa
Minuartia gerardii
Minuartia verna subsp. gerardii

Related species

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

Traits


    Maximal 15 cm tall, perennial. flowers: whitish. pedicels: hirsute. perianth: per whorl 5‑leaved. petals: rounded at the apex, at least as long as the sepals. sepals: free, acute. stamina: 10. styli: 3. fruits: capsules, 3‑dentate. stem: herbaceous, with glandular ha...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Minuartia verna

Legend

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.

Ecology

Minuartia verna

Minuartia verna

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, screes, rocky habitats

  • in dry, also in heavy metal containing habitats

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