Texas Stitchwort

Texas Stitchwort (Minuartia michauxii var. texana)

       Often found growing in rocky or gravelly limestone soil in open areas, limestone hills and bluffs the Texas Stitchwort bloom from late spring into the summer. The plant, ranging in height from 4 inches to 12 inches, produces numerous 3/8 inch white flowers with five petals and prominent stamens. The Texas Stitchwort is highly visible against the barren rocks on which they usually grow and easily identified.
       A native plant and a member of the Pink or Carnation (Caryophyllaceae) family, it is found in the central United States.
       A variety of Stitchwort, Michaux's stitchwort (Minuartia michauxii (Fenzl) Farw. var. michauxii) very similar to the Texas variety is found in the east central and the northeastern United States.

Photos taken at Chickasaw National Recreation Area (Veterans Lake Area) near Sulphur, Oklahoma 2009