Sabulina douglasii
Species of flowering plant
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Sabulina douglasii is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name Douglas' stitchwort.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Sabulina |
| Species: | S. douglasii |
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It is native to the chaparral and oak woodlands in much of California, southern Oregon, and parts of Arizona.
Description
Sabulina douglasii is an annual herb growing to a maximum height of 30 centimeters with a slender green or purplish stem which sometimes has thin branches. The threadlike, curling leaves may be up to 4 centimeters long but are under a millimeter wide.
The small flower has five white petals each a few millimeters long and smaller, ribbed sepals.
