Arenaria ciliata

Arenaria ciliata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Arenaria
Species:	A. ciliata
Binomial name
	Arenaria ciliata; L.

Last updated February 06, 2026

Arenaria ciliata, the fringed sandwort,^[1] is a perennial herb of the family Caryophyllaceae. It is a calcicole occurring in open grassland and on bare rock in mountainous areas.

Distribution

It is European with an outlying population in Greenland. This species is not known from Britain. It was discovered in Ireland in 1806 growing on Ben Bulben in County Sligo. This remains the only known Irish population.

References

↑ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

Preston, C.D. Pearman, D. & Dines, T., (2002). New Atlas of The British and Irish Flora. Oxford.

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[BSBI07-1] BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

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