Arenaria balearica

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Arenaria balearica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Arenaria
Species:
A. balearica
Binomial name
Arenaria balearica
L. [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Alsinanthus balearicus(L.) Desv.
  • Arenaria corsicaSteud.

Arenaria balearica, the mossy sandwort, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to the Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia and mainland Italy. [1] It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1768. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Arenaria balearicaL.", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2020-08-04
  2. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  3. "Arenaria balearica L.", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2020-08-04