Sabulina
sandwort
6 species
2 subspecies and varieties
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Sabulina basalticabasalt sandwort, Olympic sandwort
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington, where known only from the northeastern Olympic Mountains in Washington.
Habitat: Rocky outcroppings and exposed areas in the subalpine and alpine.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Sabulina macraslender sandwort, slender stitchwort
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon.
Habitat: Lowlands, prairies and coastal bluffs.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-July
Growth Duration: Annual, Perennial
Sabulina nuttalliiNuttall's sandwort
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Sagebrush hills to alpine slopes, especially on gravelly benches or talus.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
var. fragilis – brittle sandwort, brittle stichwort
var. nuttallii – Nuttall's sandwort
Sabulina pusillaannual sandwort, dwarf sandwort, dwarf stitchwort
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest from Klickitat County to the southeastern counties in Washington; southern Washington to California, east to northeastern Oregon and adjacent Idaho.
Habitat: Dry, rocky cliffs and outcroppings in sagebrush desert to ponderosa pine forest openings.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Sabulina rubellaboreal stitchwort
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains, east across Canada to the northeastern North America.
Habitat: Subalpine to alpine meadows, ridges and talus slopes
Origin: Native
Flowers: June - August
Growth Duration: Annual, Perennial
Sabulina sororiaTwin Sisters sandwort
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington, where endemic to the Twin Sisters Range in Whatcom County.
Habitat: Rocky outcroppings and exposed areas.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial