PLANTS Profile for Arenaria congesta var. charlestonensis (Charleston sandwort)

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PLANTS Profile

Arenaria congesta Nutt. var. charlestonensis Maguire
Charleston sandwort

Symbol:

ARCOC2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Arenaria congesta Nutt. var. charlestonensis Maguire

Patrick Cleary. ©Gary A. Monroe. United States, NV, Clark Co., Bridge Mountain. June 4, 2005. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Arenaria congesta Nutt. var. charlestonensis Maguire

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Distribution:
Arenaria congesta Nutt. var. charlestonensis Maguire


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USA (CA, NV)

Related Taxa:
Arenaria congesta Nutt. var. charlestonensis Maguire

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 27 species in Arenaria, 11 varieties in Arenaria congesta Nutt.

Classification:
Arenaria congesta Nutt. var. charlestonensis 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. charlestonensis Maguire – Charleston sandwort

More Accounts and Images:
Arenaria congesta Nutt. var. charlestonensis Maguire

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 184217.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 03:31 PM CDT