Arenaria (plant)

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Arenaria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Arenaria
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Species

~150, see text

Synonyms

Arenaria is a genus of flowering plants, within the family Caryophyllaceae.

Contents

Species of this genus are among those plants commonly known as "sandworts". Several species formerly classified within Arenaria are now classed in the genera Spergularia , Eremogone and Minuartia .

Species

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of September 2021: [1]

Unresolved

See also

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References

  1. "Arenaria". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.