Arenaria lanuginosa ssp. saxosa Calflora

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Arenaria lanuginosa (Michx.) Rohrb. ssp. saxosa (A. Gray) Maguire

(not an active name)

Spreading sandwort

2008 Michael Charters

Arenaria lanuginosa ssp. saxosa is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Arenaria lanuginosa var. saxosa


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Parent:	Arenaria lanuginosa
Genus:	Arenaria
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Arenaria confusa
PLANTS	Arenaria lanuginosa var. cinerascens
PLANTS	Arenaria saxosa var. cinerascens
PLANTS	Arenaria saxosa var. mearnsii
PLANTS	Arenaria saxosa
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Information about Arenaria lanuginosa ssp. saxosa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (ARLAS) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/29/2024).