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rock sandwort
Sabulina michauxii
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Pitcher's StitchwortMononeuria patula
Rock StitchwortSabulina dawsonensis
pine-barren sandwortMononeuria caroliniana
Appalachian sandwortMononeuria glabra
moss phloxPhlox subulata
Knotted PearlwortSagina nodosa
Greenland stitchwortMononeuria groenlandica
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,446 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 857 |
| Ontario | 791 |
| Michigan | 439 |
| Wisconsin | 243 |
| New York | 152 |
| Illinois | 147 |
| Pennsylvania | 137 |
| Kansas | 92 |
| Texas | 80 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | pinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales |
| Family | pink family · Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus | Sabulina |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise rock sandwort with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.