Arenaria ciliata
Arenaria ciliata, the fringed sandwort,[1] is a perennial herb of the family Caryophyllaceae. A. ciliata is a calcicole occurring in open grassland and on bare rock in mountainous areas.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Arenaria |
Species: | A. ciliata |
Binomial name | |
Arenaria ciliata | |
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Distribution
It is European with an outlying population in Greenland. This species is not known from Britain. It was discovered in Ireland in 1806 growing on Ben Bulben Co. Sligo. This remains the only known Irish population.
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References
- "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- Preston, C.D. Pearman, D. & Dines, T., (2002). New Atlas of The British and Irish Flora. Oxford.
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