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Appalachian Stitchwort (Minuartia glabra)

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Minuartia Glabra, or more commonly know as Appalachian Stitchwort, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Minuartia. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Minuartia Glabra or Appalachian Stitchwort's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Maine, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Minuartia
  • Family: Caryophyllaceae
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N)
  • State T/E Status: KY (T) MD (E) ME (SC) NH (T) NY (T) PA (T)
  • State T/E Common Name: KY (Appalachian sandwort) MD (mountain sandwort) ME (smooth sandwort) NH (smooth sandwort) NY (Appalachian sandwort) PA (Applachian sandwort)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: UPL FACW+
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(UPL) 2(FACW+)





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