PLANTS Profile for Arenaria congesta var. lithophila (rock-loving sandwort)

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PLANTS Profile

Arenaria congesta Nutt. var. lithophila (Rydb.) Maguire
rock-loving sandwort

Symbol:

ARCOL

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Subshrub
Forb/herb

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

Images:
Arenaria congesta Nutt. var. lithophila (Rydb.) Maguire

Synonyms:
Arenaria congesta Nutt. var. lithophila (Rydb.) Maguire

	ARCOE	Arenaria congesta Nutt. var. expansa Maguire
	ARLI7	Arenaria lithophila Rydb.
	ERCOL5	Eremogone congesta (Nutt.) Ikonn. var. lithophila (Rydb.) Dorn

Distribution:
Arenaria congesta Nutt. var. lithophila (Rydb.) Maguire


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USA (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY), CAN (AB, SK)

Related Taxa:
Arenaria congesta Nutt. var. lithophila (Rydb.) Maguire

Classification:
Arenaria congesta Nutt. var. lithophila (Rydb.) Maguire

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus	Arenaria L. – sandwort
Species	Arenaria congesta Nutt. – ballhead sandwort
Variety	Arenaria congesta Nutt. var. lithophila (Rydb.) Maguire – rock-loving sandwort

More Accounts and Images:
Arenaria congesta Nutt. var. lithophila (Rydb.) Maguire

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 184221.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 01:28 PM CDT