Arenaria balearica

Arenaria balearica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Arenaria
Species:	A. balearica
Binomial name
	Arenaria balearica; L.
Synonyms
	Alsinanthus balearicus(L.) Desv. ; Arenaria corsicaSteud. ;

Last updated August 17, 2025

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]

References

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

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[POWO_150988-1-1] 1 2 3 "Arenaria balearicaL.", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2020-08-04

[BSBI07-2] BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-02-25.

[IPNI_150988-1-3] "Arenaria balearica L.", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2020-08-04

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