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| Arenaria montana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Arenaria |
| Species: | A. montana |
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| Arenaria montana Sieber ex Steud |
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Arenaria montana (Mountain sandwort) is native to mountainous regions of southwestern Europe, from the Pyrenees of France and Spain to Portugal.[1]
[edit] Description
Arenaria montana is an herbaceous evergreen perennial plant growing about 6 to 8 inches (14 to 22cm) in height, with lanceolate or ovate green to grayish-green opposite leaves 0.5 to 1 inches (1 to 3cm) in length.
From mid to late Spring it produces dense clumps of white to near-white flowers approximately 1 inch (2.5cm) in diameter borne on cymes of 2 to 10 flowers each.[2][3][1]
Arenaria montana prefers well drained, sandy to sandy loam soils, of moderate (pH 5.5 to 7.5) acidity. Although the plant prefers well drained soils, it also prefers moist soils, as its shallow root system leaves it vulnerable to drought.[1][3]
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- ^ a b c "CU Allstar Groundcovers! - Arenaria montana" (in en) (html). Cornell University. http://www.entomology.cornell.edu/Extension/Woodys/CUGroundCoverSite/Arenaria%20montana.html. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ^ "Arenaria" (in en) (html). Wild Ginger Farm (c). http://www.wildgingerfarm.com/Arenaria.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ^ a b "Arenaria montana (Sandwort)" (in en) (html). BackyardGardener.com. http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/pd_d250.html. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
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