Arenaria (plant)
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Arenaria is a genus
of flowering plant
s, within the family Caryophyllaceae
.
Species of this genus are among those plants commonly known as "sandwort
s". Several species formerly classified within Arenaria are now classed in the genera Spergularia
, Eremogone and Minuartia
.
Species include:
Recently described:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s, within the family Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae
The Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactaceae and Polygonaceae...
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Species of this genus are among those plants commonly known as "sandwort
Sandwort
Sandwort is the common name of several plants, which may be members of the following genera:*Arenaria*Minuartia*MoehringiaSee also Wort plants...
s". Several species formerly classified within Arenaria are now classed in the genera Spergularia
Spergularia
Spergularia is a genus of the Caryophyllaceae family, containing plants known as sea-spurreys and sandspurrys. There are about 60 species.-Species:* Spergularia azorica - endemic to the archipelago of the Azores*Spergularia atrosperma...
, Eremogone and Minuartia
Minuartia
Minuartia is a genus of small flowering plants, one of those commonly known as "sandwort" or "stitchwort". The genus is classed within the family Caryophyllaceae, the pink family, characterised by its opposite and decussate leaves....
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Species include:
- Arenaria aberrans - Mt. Dellenbaugh sandwort
- Arenaria aculeataArenaria aculeataArenaria aculeata is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name prickly sandwort. It is native to the western United States, where it grows mainly in mountainous areas, on rocky slopes and volcanic soils.This is a mat-forming perennial herb growing in clumps of waxy...
- prickly sandwort - Arenaria balearica - Corsican/Mossy Sandwort
- Arenaria bolosiiArenaria bolosiiArenaria bolosii is a species of plant in the Caryophyllaceae family. It is endemic to Spain.Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Sources:* Bibiloni, G. & Mus, M. 2006. ....
- Arenaria capillaris - slender mountain sandwort
- Arenaria ciliataArenaria ciliataArenaria ciliata is a perennial herb of the family Caryophyllaceae. A. ciliata is a calcicole occurring in open grassland and on bare rock in mountainous areas.-Distribution:...
- Arenaria congestaArenaria congestaArenaria congesta is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name ballhead sandwort. It is native to western North America from central Canada to the American southwest.-Description:...
- ballhead sandwort - Arenaria decussata
- Arenaria franklinii
- Arenaria glabra
- Arenaria gothica
- Arenaria graminifolia
- Arenaria gypsophiloides
- Arenaria juncea
- Arenaria lateriflora - Blunt-leaved sandwort
- Arenaria macradeniaArenaria macradeniaArenaria macradenia is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names Mojave sandwort and desert sandwort.-Distribution:...
- Arenaria macrophylla - Large-leaved sandwort
- Arenaria montanaArenaria montanaArenaria montana is native to mountainous regions of southwestern Europe, from the Pyrenees of France and Spain to Portugal.-Description:...
: Mountain sandwort - Arenaria nevadensisArenaria nevadensisArenaria nevadensis is a species of plant in the Caryophyllaceae family. It is endemic to Spain. Its natural habitat is Mediterranean Matorral shrubby vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Arenaria norvegicaArenaria norvegicaArenaria norvegica, also known as Arctic, English or Norwegian sandwort, is a low growing plant in the pink family, Caryophyllaceae, found in northwest Europe. The chromosome number is 2n=80. There are two recognised subspecies....
: Arctic/Norwegian sandwort or English sandwort - Arenaria paludicolaArenaria paludicolaArenaria paludicola is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names marsh sandwort and swamp sandwort. The plant grows in wet areas, such as marsh and bog.-Distribution:...
: Marsh sandwort - Arenaria procera
- Arenaria radiansArenaria radiansArenaria radians is a species of plant in the Caryophyllaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Arenaria serpyllifoliaArenaria serpyllifoliaArenaria serpyllifolia or Thyme-leaved Sandwort is a plant in the family Caryophyllaceae....
: Thyme leaf sandwort - Arenaria ursinaArenaria ursinaArenaria ursina is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name Bear Valley sandwort.-Distribution:It is endemic to San Bernardino County, California, where it is known from a few occurrences in the vicinity of Big Bear...
: Bear Valley sandwort - Arenaria verna - Golden moss, Irish moss
Recently described:
- Eremogone cliftoniiEremogone cliftoniiEremogone cliftoniii is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name Clifton's eremogone. It is endemic to California, where it is known from 27 to 33 occurrences in Butte and Plumas Counties. It occurs in forests and chaparral habitat on weathered granite soils....
- Clifton's eremogone