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Arenaria lanuginosa (Michaux) Rohrbach var. lanuginosa . Spreading Sandwort. Phen: May-Jul. Hab: Dunes, maritime forests, coquina limestone outcrops, other rocky bluffs. Dist: 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; = 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 – K1, K3, K4, Maguire (1951); > Arenaria lanuginosa (Michx.) Rohrb. ssp. lanuginosa var. longepedunculata Duncan – K1, K3, K4, Maguire (1951); Spergulastrum lanuginosum Michx. ssp. lanuginosum

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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