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Minuartia

Minuartia

9.9
A small low plant that grows in flat mats on rocky or sandy ground
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The alpine garden was filled with Minuartia species that formed cushion-like mats.

Examples

  • Botanists studied Minuartia to understand arctic and alpine plant adaptations.

  • Several Minuartia plants thrive in rocky, well-drained soils.

  • The Minuartia plant thrives in sandy soils.

  • I found a beautiful Minuartia blooming in the garden.

  • The alpine garden was filled with Minuartia species that formed cushion-like mats.

  • Several Minuartia plants thrive in rocky, well-drained soils.

  • I found a beautiful Minuartia blooming in the garden.

Synonyms

sandwort
vsMinuartia
9.9

A low plant with small white flowers that grows in sandy or rocky places

is the scientific genus name for many perennial mat forming plants

Surface Forms

Minuartia singular
Minuartias plural

Etymology

Minuartia is the name of a group of plants that was given to honour a person, a botanist. A helpful way to remember Minuartia is to think of mini as 'small', because these sandworts make low, cushion-like mats in rocky places, so the name fits their small size.