Contains 3 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
ARENARIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 423. 1753.
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TYPE: Arenaria serpyllifolia Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 52. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arenaria lanuginosa | SPREADING SANDWORT | Native FAC (NWPL) | ||
| Arenaria serpyllifolia subsp. leptoclados | THYMELEAF SANDWORT | Not Native | ||
| Arenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia | THYMELEAF SANDWORT | Not Native UPL (NWPL) |
[Family identification key]
1. Perennial, often rhizomatous; leaves mostly 6-35 mm long, the blade 1-veined, linear-lanceolate to narrowly elliptic
1. Annual; leaves 2-7 mm long, the blade 3- to 5-veined, ovate to narrowly lanceolate
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2. Fruit cylindric to cylindric-ovoid, not significantly broader at base (walls nearly straight); seeds ca. 0.4 mm long
2. Fruit ovoid to ovoid-conic, broader at base; seeds 0.5-0.6 mm long
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alsinanthus | Alsinanthus Desvaux, J. Bot. (Paris) 3: 221. 1816. | TYPE: = Arenaria Linnaeus 1753. | |
| Alsinella | Alsinella Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 655. 1821, non Hill 1756, nec Moench 1794. | TYPE: = Arenaria Linnaeus 1753. | |
| Ballarion | Ballarion Rafinesque, Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2: 266. 1818. | TYPE: Spergulastrum lanuginosum Michaux | |
| Brewerina | Brewerina A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 620. 1869. | TYPE: Brewerina suffrutescens A. Gray | |
| Dufourea | Dufourea Grenier, Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 9: 25. 1837, non Acharius 1809, nec Bory ex Willdenow 1810, nec Kunth 1819. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Eremogone | Eremogone Fenzl, Vers. Darstell. Alsin. 13. 1833. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Euthalia | Euthalia (Fenzl ex Endlicher) Ruprecht, Mem. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Petersbourg 15(2): 220. 1869. | BASIONYM: Arenaria Linnaeus, sect. Euthalia Fenzl ex Endlicher, Gen. Pl. 967. 1840. | TYPE: Non designatus. |
| Gouffeia | Gouffeia Robillard & Castagne ex Lamarck & de Candolle, Fl. France, ed. 3. 6: 609. 1815. | TYPE: Gouffeia arenarioides Robillard & Castagne ex Lamarck & de Candolle | |
| Gypsophytum | Gypsophytum Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 256, 564. 1763. | TYPE: = Arenaria Linnaeus 1753. | |
| Odontostemma | Odontostemma Bentham ex G. Don, Gen. Hist. 1: 449. 1831. | TYPE: Odontostemma glandulosum Bentham ex G. Don | |
| Plinthine | Plinthine (Reichenbach) Reichenbach, Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst. 298. 1837. | BASIONYM: Arenaria Linnaeus, sect. Plinthina Reichenbach, Fl. Germ. Excurs. 792. 1832. | TYPE: Plinthine aggregata (Linnaeus) Reichenbach (Gypsophila aggregata Linnaeus) |