Kingdom Plantae Family Caryophyllaceae Scientific name Minuartia obtusiloba Rank Species | Order Caryophyllales Genus Minuartia Higher classification Minuartia | |
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Similar Minuartia, Caryophyllaceae, Minuartia nuttallii, Minuartia rubella, Minuartia douglasii |
Minuartia obtusiloba (formerly Arenaria obtusiloba) is a perennial alpine herb known by the common names alpine sandwort and twinflower stitchwort. It is native to the mountains of western North America from the High Sierra of California to the Colorado Rockies north to Alaska. Its range may extend into far eastern Russia. This is a low plant forming mats or clumps and bearing small thimble-shaped flowers with curving white petals.
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