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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Arenaria is a genus of flowering plants, within the family Caryophyllaceae.
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]