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Arenaria Linnaeus. Common name: Sandwort.
A genus of about 150-210 species, herbs, of temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, extending southward to the montane tropics of South America and Africa.
References: Abuhadra (2000); Bittrich (1993a) In Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Hartman, Rabeler, & Utech (2005) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2005); Maguire (1951). Show full citations.
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© John Gwaltney | Arenaria serpyllifolia | Original Image ⭷
© Erik Danielson | Arenaria serpyllifolia source | Original Image ⭷
© John Gwaltney | Arenaria serpyllifolia | Original Image ⭷
© Michelle W., some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michelle W. | Arenaria benthamii source | Original Image ⭷
© Eric Ungberg, all rights reserved, uploaded by Eric Ungberg | Arenaria lanuginosa var. lanuginosa source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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