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Sabulina rubella (Wahlenb.) Dillenb. & Kadereit

Beautiful Sandwort · Caryophyllaceae

Also known as Alsine hirta rubella, Alsine rubella, Alsine verna glacialis, Alsinella rubella and 5 more synonyms. Common names: Mountain sandwort, Reddish sandwort.

Sabulina rubella is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by several common names, including beautiful sandwort, mountain sandwort, Arctic sandwort, and boreal stitchwort.

CaryophyllaceaeShrubUS native
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About Beautiful Sandwort

Sabulina rubella is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by several common names, including beautiful sandwort, mountain sandwort, Arctic sandwort, and boreal stitchwort. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout the northernmost Northern Hemisphere from the Arctic Circle on the Arctic tundra into the alpine climates of mountainous areas in temperate Eurasia and North America. It grows in rocky, moist, often barren habitat, including gravelly, sparsely vegetated slopes with little organic matter....

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Growing & care

Growing guide coming soon. Our editors haven't written verified care details for this plant yet. Native range and classification are shown below.
Native rangeAlaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Arizona, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Chita, Colorado, Finland, Føroyar, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Idaho, Kamchatka, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Svalbard, Sweden, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Siberia, Wyoming, Yakutiya, Yukon
ToxicityPets: Not documented · People: Not documented
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