Latin name: Minuartia douglasii (Torrey & A. Gray)
  Mattf.
  Pronunciation: min-yoo-ART-ee-a DUG-las-ee-eye
  Common name: Douglas's stitchwort
  Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink)
  Habitat: Rocky and sandy slopes and flats to7000',
  coastal sage scrub to yellow pine woodlands, cismon-
  tane to desert edge
  Blooming period: April to June
  Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Minuartia
  (2) douglasii
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