Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Geocarpon carolinianum
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Pine-barren Sandwort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Minuartia caroliniana
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Mononeuria caroliniana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Minuartia caroliniana
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-11-001:
Arenaria caroliniana FAMILY Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sabulina caroliniana
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Sandwort, Longroot, Pine-barren Sandwort
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_arca31_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm130406_840
April Richmond County GA
Fort Gordon
Sepals obtuse at the tip, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm130406_842
April Richmond County GA
Fort Gordon
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmcaroliniana_srec
May Richland County SC
Sandhills Recreation Center
Capsules triangular-ovoid, 4-6mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmcarolina_sumter
June Sumter County SC
Lvs less than 1/2" long, ~ 1/16" wide, overlapping each other at stem base, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmcaroliniana_agt
June
Each flowering stem seemingly terminated by a small white 1/2" flower, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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JK Marlow jkm161001_788
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmm_caroliniana
Month Unknown
A dense basal cushion of decumbent to prostrate stems from a single taproot, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Geocarpon carolinianum
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Minuartia caroliniana
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Mononeuria caroliniana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Minuartia caroliniana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-11-001:
Arenaria caroliniana
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sabulina caroliniana
2564
Forb
Short-lived perennial
Habitat: Deep white sands of barren longleaf pine sandhills, sand barrens, other dry sandy habitats, as in the NJ Pine barrens, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Usually bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
10 stamens, of 2 lengths
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p120
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p234
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p130
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p009
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p150
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p104