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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Arenaria lanuginosa var. lanuginosa
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
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Read more about Arenaria at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arenaria lanuginosa ssp. lanuginosa var. lanuginosa
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Arenaria lanuginosa ssp. lanuginosa var. longipedunculata
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-11-003:
Arenaria lanuginosa
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
COMMON NAME:
Spreading Sandwort
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Arenaria lanuginosa var. lanuginosa
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arenaria lanuginosa ssp. lanuginosa var. lanuginosa
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Arenaria lanuginosa ssp. lanuginosa var. longipedunculata
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-11-003:
Arenaria lanuginosa
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
3912
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: dunes, maritime forests, coquina limestone outcrops, other rocky bluffs, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite, usually connate basally
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
Flowers in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
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