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Appalachian Sandwort Minuartia glabra (Michx.) Mattf. |
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Family: Pink Family (Caryophyllaceae)
State Protection: Threatened Species 
This level of state protection means: listed species are those with: 1) 6 to fewer than 20 extant sites, or 2) 1,000 to fewer than 3,000 individuals, or 3) restricted to not less than 4 or more than 7 U.S.G.S. 7 ½ minute topographical maps, or 4) listed as threatened by U.S. Department of the Interior. Federal Protection: Not Listed State Rarity Rank: S2
A State Rarity Rank of S2 means: This plant is threatened/imperiled in New York because of rarity (typically 6-20 populations or few remaining individuals) or is vulnerable to extirpation from New York due to biological factors. Global Rarity Rank: G4
A Global Rarity Rank of G4 means: This species is apparently secure globally (typically with more than 100+ populations), though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. Did you know? This "winter annual" germinates in the fall and overwinters as a vegetative plant. It flowers and fruits in the spring while temperatures are still cool and before its rocky habitat becomes searingly hot in the summer. In the Shawangunk Mountains the range of this species overlaps with the range of its northern cousin, mountain sandwort, Minuartia groenlandica. |
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| There are 11 known populations and one historical population. These populations are limited to a small area in the northern Shawangunks and all but three populations have fewer than 50 individuals. |
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New York Natural Heritage Program. 2009. Online Conservation Guide for Minuartia glabra. Available from: http://www.acris.nynhp.org/guide.php?id=8914. Accessed September 6th, 2010. 
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