Threatened, Endangered, and Proposed (TEP) Plant Profile
Minuartia cumberlandensis. Photo by B. Eugene Wofford, University of Tennessee.
Minuartia cumberlandensis range map.
Minuartia cumberlandensis, Cumberland sandwort
Arenaria cumberlandensis is restricted to sandstone rock within the Big South Fork watershed of the Cumberland River.
ESA Status
Visit the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Species Profile link below for links to listing and other USFWS documents.
- Listed as: Arenaria cumberlandensis
- PLANTS Database Name: Minuartia cumberlandensis
- Listed Endangered 1988
- Recovery Plan 1996 (PDF, 1.9 MB)
Threats
- Trampling by hikers, campers, picnickers, individuals rappelling down sandstone cliffs, and collectors digging illegally for Native American artifacts
- Timber removal in or adjacent to Cumberland sandwort sites, resulting in increased sunlight on the plants subsequent alteration of moisture conditions