PLANTS Profile for Arenaria ursina (Bear Valley sandwort)

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Arenaria ursina B.L. Rob.
Bear Valley sandwort

Symbol:

ARUR

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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©Mark W. Skinner. United States, CA, San Bernardino Co., Baldwin Lake, Pebble Plains. April 27, 1990. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Arenaria ursina B.L. Rob.

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Synonyms:
Arenaria ursina B.L. Rob.

ERUR5

Eremogone ursina (B.L. Rob.) Ikonn.

Distribution:
Arenaria ursina B.L. Rob.


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USA (CA)

Related Taxa:
Arenaria ursina B.L. Rob.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 27 species in Arenaria

Classification:
Arenaria ursina B.L. Rob.

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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 ursina B.L. Rob. – Bear Valley sandwort

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Arenaria ursina B.L. Rob.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

United States:
Bear Valley sandwort		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Arenaria ursina B.L. Rob.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20272.

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

Time Generated: 06/20/2013 02:43 AM CDT