Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Geocarpon glabrum
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
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Read more about Appalachian Sandwort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Minuartia glabra
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Mononeuria glabra
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5 (2005)
Minuartia glabra
SYNONYMOUS WITH Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Arenaria glabra
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-11-005b:
Arenaria groenlandica var. glabra FAMILY Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sabulina glabra
COMMON NAME:
Appalachian Sandwort
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JK Marlow jkm230228_1372
February Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm230228_1374
February Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Upper stem leaves linear, > 7mm long (the basal rosette usually absent at flowering), per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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 (2015).
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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 (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm200415_3825
April Greenville County SC
Chandler Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220409_6594
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220409_6601
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220409_6604
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220412_6723
April Greenville County SC
Bald Rock 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 (2012).
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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 (Murdy & Carter, 2000).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmglabra_ab1
April? Alleghaney County NC
Stems erect, leafy mostly near base, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm250524_0598
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Geocarpon glabrum
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Minuartia glabra
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Mononeuria glabra
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5
Minuartia glabra
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Arenaria glabra
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-11-005b:
Arenaria groenlandica var. glabra
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sabulina glabra
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Forb
Annual
Habitat: Granitic flatrocks, other outcrops of granite, granitic gneiss, or other felsic gneisses and schists, in the mountains restricted to low or medium elevations, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite (basal rosette usually absent or withered at flowering)
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
5-10 stamens
Superior ovary
Usually bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p107
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p088
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p276
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000) p25
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p130
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p151
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p054?
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p404
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p041
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