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Fam.: Caryophyllaceae / Campion Fam.  

Synon.:  Rhodalsine geniculata  WILLIAMS

Genus:  Minuartia  LOEFL. ex L.,  Rhodalsine  J.GAY
 

Authors:
   THELL.:  Albert Thellung (1881 - 1928), Swiss botanist
   WILLIAMS:  Samuel Williams (1743 - 1817), naturalist in USA
   LOEFL.:  Pehr Loefling (1729 - 1756), Swedish explorer and botanist
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
   J.GAY:  Jacques Étienne Gay (1786 - 1864), Swiss civil servant and botanist
 

Etymology:
   Minuartia:   Juan Minuart (1693 - 1768), Spanish botanist
   geniculata:   kneeled
   Rhodalsine:   rhodon = pink, similar to Stellaria alsine
 

Minuartia geniculata / Woody Sandwort, Majorca Ca'n Picafort 30.4.2011
Fig. 1:  Minuartia geniculata / Woody Sandwort
Majorca, Ca'n Picafort 30.4.2011
Minuartia geniculata / Woody Sandwort, Majorca Ca'n Picafort 30.4.2011
Fig. 2:  Minuartia geniculata / Woody Sandwort
Majorca, Ca'n Picafort 30.4.2011
Minuartia geniculata / Woody Sandwort, Majorca Ca'n Picafort 30.4.2011
Fig. 3:  Minuartia geniculata / Woody Sandwort
Majorca, Ca'n Picafort 30.4.2011

 


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