Arenaria lanuginosa (Michaux) Rohrbach var. lanuginosa . Common name: Spreading Sandwort. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Dunes, maritime forests, coquina limestone outcrops, other rocky bluffs. Distribution: Se. VA south to c. peninsular FL, west to e. TX, AR, and Mexico, and north in the interior to sc. TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Another variety, var. saxosa (A. Gray) Zarucchi, R.L. Hartman, & Rabeler, is native to sw. United States and south into Mexico (Hartman, Rabeler, & Utech 2005).
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA5, Tx, Va; Spergulastrum lanuginosum Michx. = Arenaria lanuginosa (Michx.) Rohrb. ssp. lanuginosa — G; < Arenaria lanuginosa (Michx.) Rohrb. — F, Fl4, Mex, RAB, S, S13, Tn, WH3; > Arenaria lanuginosa (Michx.) Rohrb. ssp. lanuginosa var. lanuginosa — K4, Maguire (1951); > Arenaria lanuginosa (Michx.) Rohrb. ssp. lanuginosa var. longepedunculata Duncan — K4, Maguire (1951); Spergulastrum lanuginosum Michx. ssp. lanuginosum. Basionym: Spergulastrum lanuginosum Michx. 1803
Links to other floras: = Arenaria lanuginosa var. lanuginosa - FNA5
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (name change)
- Great Plains: FACU (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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