OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Geocarpon glabrum   FAMILY Caryophyllaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Minuartia glabra   FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Mononeuria glabra

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5 (2005)

Minuartia glabra

SYNONYMOUS WITH Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)

Arenaria glabra

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-11-005b:

Arenaria groenlandica var. glabra   FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Sabulina glabra

 

COMMON NAME:
Appalachian Sandwort


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image of Geocarpon glabrum, Appalachian Sandwort

JK Marlow    jkm230228_1372

February    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

image of Geocarpon glabrum, Appalachian Sandwort

JK Marlow    jkm230228_1374

February    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

Upper stem leaves linear, > 7mm long (the basal rosette usually absent at flowering), per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Geocarpon glabrum, Appalachian Sandwort

JK Marlow    jkm110416_614

April    Etowah County    AL

Sepals 1.5-4mm long, obtuse, margins scarious, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Geocarpon glabrum, Appalachian Sandwort

JK Marlow    jkm130420_552

April    Pickens County    SC

image of Geocarpon glabrum, Appalachian Sandwort

JK Marlow    jkm130420_552b

April    Pickens County    SC

image of Geocarpon glabrum, Appalachian Sandwort

JK Marlow    jkm140426_619

April    Pickens County    SC

Leaves linear-lanceolate, larger stem leaves (7-)10-30mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2015).

image of Geocarpon glabrum, Appalachian Sandwort

JK Marlow    jkm200415_3820

April    Greenville County    SC

Chandler Heritage Preserve

image of Geocarpon glabrum, Appalachian Sandwort

JK Marlow    jkm200415_3823

April    Greenville County    SC

Chandler Heritage Preserve

Cymes 9-15-flowered; sepals 3-4mm long; petals 4-6(-8)mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2015).

image of Geocarpon glabrum, Appalachian Sandwort

JK Marlow    jkm200415_3825

April    Greenville County    SC

Chandler Heritage Preserve

image of Geocarpon glabrum, Appalachian Sandwort

JK Marlow    jkm220409_6594

April    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

image of Geocarpon glabrum, Appalachian Sandwort

JK Marlow    jkm220409_6601

April    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

image of Geocarpon glabrum, Appalachian Sandwort

JK Marlow    jkm220409_6604

April    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

image of Geocarpon glabrum, Appalachian Sandwort

JK Marlow    jkm220412_6723

April    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Geocarpon glabrum, Appalachian Sandwort

Karen Burnett    kwb_dscn4095

April    Pickens County    SC

image of Geocarpon glabrum, Appalachian Sandwort

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_minuartia_glabra

April        

Stem leaves few, reduced upward. Plants not mat-forming, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

image of Geocarpon glabrum, Appalachian Sandwort

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_minuartia_glabra_4

April        

Larger sepals & larger pleated petals than A. uniflora or alabamensis, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000).

image of Geocarpon glabrum, Appalachian Sandwort

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmmglabra_ab1

April?    Alleghaney County    NC

Stems erect, leafy mostly near base, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Geocarpon glabrum   FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Minuartia glabra   FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Mononeuria glabra

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5
Minuartia glabra

SYNONYMOUS WITH Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Arenaria glabra

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-11-005b:
Arenaria groenlandica var. glabra   FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sabulina glabra

 

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Forb
Annual

Habitat: Granitic flatrocks, other outcrops of granite, granitic gneiss, or other felsic gneisses and schists, in the mountains restricted to low or medium elevations, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon

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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite (basal rosette usually absent or withered at flowering)

FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
5-10 stamens
Superior ovary
Usually bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule

 

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