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	Minuartia geniculata  THELL.

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

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

Fig. 2:  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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