Biology:Arenaria lanuginosa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Arenaria |
| Species: | A. lanuginosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Arenaria lanuginosa (Michx.) Rohrb.
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Synonymy
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Arenaria lanuginosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.[5] Its common name is spreading sandwort. It is an annual or subshrub native to the subtropical and tropical Americas.[2]
Description
Arenaria lanuginosa has thin stems that spread low to the ground. Grown on the stems are thin linear leaves and small white five-petaled flowers that show green sepals between each petal. Stamens and carpel are pale green and white. [6]
Range
It is native to the southwestern, south-central, and southeastern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, Andean South America, northern Argentina, and southern and southeastern Brazil.[4] [7]
Habitat
It can be found in open woodlands, rocky areas, and damp thickets.[8]
Ecology
Etymology
Varieties
Two varieties are accepted.[2]
- Arenaria lanuginosa var. lanuginosa
- Arenaria lanuginosa var. saxosa (A.Gray) Zarucci, R.L.Hartman & Rabeler – Rock sandwort. Southwestern United States to Texas, central and southern Mexico to Guatemala, and Panama.[4]
Taxonomy
The species was first described as Spergulastrum lanuginosum by André Michaux in 1803. In 1872 Paul Rohrbach placed the species in genus Arenaria as A. lanuginosa.[2]
References
- ↑ Bárrios, S.; Copeland, A. (2021). "Arenaria lanuginosa" (in en). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T126376321A192137103.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/126376321/192137103. Retrieved 13 September 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Arenaria lanuginosa (Michx.) Rohrb." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/30040285-2.
- ↑ "Arenaria lanuginosa var. lanuginosa" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/77228571-1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Arenaria lanuginosa var. saxosa (A.Gray) Zarucci, R.L.Hartman & Rabeler" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/60437649-2.
- ↑ "Spreading sandwort (Arenaria lanuginosa)" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/75551-Arenaria-lanuginosa.
- ↑ https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=Arenaria+lanuginosa&formsubmit=Search+Terms
- ↑ https://floranorthamerica.org/Arenaria_lanuginosa
- ↑ https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ARLA4
Wikidata ☰ Q15562383 entry
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