Arenaria serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia Calflora

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Taxon Report

Arenaria serpyllifolia L. ssp. serpyllifolia

(not an active name)

Thyme leaf sandwort, Thyme leaved sandwort

Arenaria serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia is an annual herb that is not native to California.

also called Arenaria serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia


	Plant Range Observation Search ~41 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

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JEF	Arenaria serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia
PLANTS	Arenaria serpyllifolia

Information about Arenaria serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia from other sources


USDA PLANTS Profile (ARSE2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/13/2025).