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California sandwort
Sabulina californica
Sabulina 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, including chaparral, vernal pools, and roadsides.
From the article Sabulina californica on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Sabulina californica is a small annual herb producing a hair-thin stem no more than 12 centimeters tall, in erect or spreading, branching form. The narrow leaves are just a few millimeters long and under 2 millimeters wide. The tiny flower has five white petals and five veined, pointed sepals.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 836856.