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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Mononeuria glabra
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Minuartia glabra
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Arenaria glabra
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 071-11-005b:
Arenaria groenlandica var. glabra
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Sabulina glabra
COMMON NAME:
Appalachian Sandwort
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JK Marlow jkm110416_614
April Etowah County AL
Sepals 1.5-4mm long, obtuse, margins scarious, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm130420_552
April Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm130420_552b
April Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140426_619
April Pickens County SC
Leaves linear-lanceolate, larger stem leaves (7-)10-30mm long, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm200415_3820
April Greenville County SC
Chandler Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200415_3823
April Greenville County SC
Chandler Heritage Preserve
Cymes 9-15-flowered; sepals 3-4mm long; petals 4-6(-8)mm long, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm200415_3825
April Greenville County SC
Chandler Heritage Preserve
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Karen Burnett kwb_dscn4095
April Pickens County SC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_minuartia_glabra
April
Stem leaves few, reduced upward. Plants not mat-forming, per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_minuartia_glabra_4
April
Larger sepals & larger pleated petals than A. uniflora or alabamensis, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmglabra_ab1
April? Alleghaney County NC
Stems erect, leafy mostly near base, per Weakley's Flora.