Sabulina stricta
Minuartia stricta
Sabulina stricta is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names bog stitchwort, Teesdale sandwort and rock sandwort. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout much of the northernmost Northern Hemisphere from the lower Arctic into the alpine climates of mountainous areas in temperate Eurasia and North America. It grows in several types of habitat, including meadows, marshes, heath, beaches and bars, and arctic and alpine tundra. This is a small, mat-forming perennial herb just a few centimeters high. The green or purplish, hairless, needl
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Overview
This is a small, mat-forming perennial herb just a few centimeters high. The green or purplish, hairless, needlelike leaves are no more than a centimeter long and barely over a millimeter wide. The thin, flowering stems are sometimes erect, bearing tiny flowers with pointed sepals just a few millimeters long. The flowers often lack petals, or may have rudimentary petals no longer than the sepals.
It became a protected species in the UK in 1975 under the Conservation of Wild Creatures and Wild Plants Act.
Life cycle
From seed to productSeed & germination
The plant is propagated mainly by **seed**: sow fresh or pre-treated seed in loose, moist soil and keep it evenly damp; germination follows within a few weeks.
Seedling & growth
Seedlings establish, forming leaves and roots; growth rate depends on light and moisture.
Flowering
The plant blooms with **small white flowers, summer**; pollination is by insects and wind.
Fruiting & harvest
After flowering the plant sets fruit and seed; **ripe capsules gathered in late summer**.
Distribution & origin
Share of recorded occurrences by region- Norway35%
- Sweden12%
- Russia10%
- United Kingdom8%
- Greenland6%
- Canada5%
- United States5%
- Other regions19%
References
- 1Sabulina stricta — Wikipedia — Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), 2026
- 2''Minuartia stricta'' — Wikipedia, 2024
- 3Caithness CWS - Caithness Field Club - Annual Bulletins - 1975 - October - Conservation — Wikipedia,
- 4GBIF — occurrence records of Minuartia stricta — GBIF, 2026
- 5Hình ảnh — Wikimedia Commons (6 ảnh, giấy phép CC/PD) — Wikimedia Commons, 2026
