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Genus of flowering plants in the pink family Caryophyllaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arenaria is a genus of flowering plants, within the family Caryophyllaceae.
Arenaria | |
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Arenaria montana | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Arenaria L. |
Species | |
~150, see text | |
Synonyms | |
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Species of this genus are among those plants commonly known as "sandworts". Several species formerly classified within Arenaria are now classed in the genera Spergularia, Eremogone and Minuartia.
Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of September 2021:[1]
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