''Arenaria'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s, within the family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family (biology), family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranth ...
. Most species are annual or perennial
herbaceous plant
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials.
Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous"
The fourth edition o ...
s, though a small number are spiny
subshrub
A subshrub (Latin ''suffrutex'') or undershrub is either a small shrub (e.g. prostrate shrubs) or a perennial that is largely herbaceous but slightly woody at the base (e.g. garden pink and florist's chrysanthemum). The term is often interch ...
s; many grow in tufts or mats.
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
Species accepted by the
Plants of the World Online
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History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
as of September 2021:
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Arenaria acaulis''
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Arenaria achalensis''
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Arenaria aggregata''
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Arenaria alfacarensis''
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Arenaria algarbiensis''
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Arenaria alpamarcae''
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Arenaria altorum''
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Arenaria andina''
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Arenaria angustifolia''
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Arenaria angustifolioides''
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Arenaria antitaurica''
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Arenaria aphanantha''
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Arenaria arcuatociliata''
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Arenaria armerina''
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Arenaria aucheriana''
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Arenaria balansae''
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Arenaria balearica''
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Arenaria benthamii''
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Arenaria bertolonii''
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Arenaria biflora''
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Arenaria bisulca''
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Arenaria boliviana''
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Arenaria bourgaei''
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Arenaria bryoides''
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Arenaria bulica''
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Arenaria capillipes''
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Arenaria cariensis''
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Arenaria carinata''
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Arenaria catamarcensis''
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Arenaria cerastioides''
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Arenaria chiapensis''
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Arenaria cikaea''
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Arenaria ciliata''
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Arenaria cinerea''
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Arenaria conferta''
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Arenaria conica''
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Arenaria conimbricensis''
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Arenaria controversa''
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Arenaria crassipes''
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Arenaria cretica
Arenaria, a Latin word meaning sand
Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided mineral particles. Sand has various compositions but is usually defined by its grain size. Sand grains are smaller than gravel and coarser than sil ...
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Arenaria deflexa''
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Arenaria delaguardiae''
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Arenaria densissima''
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Arenaria dicranoides''
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Arenaria digyna''
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Arenaria dyris''
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Arenaria eliasiana''
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Arenaria emarginata''
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Arenaria engleriana''
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Arenaria erinacea''
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Arenaria filicaulis''
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Arenaria fontqueri''
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Arenaria fragillima''
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Arenaria funiculata''
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Arenaria geladaindongensis''
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Arenaria gionae''
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Arenaria globiflora''
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Arenaria glochidisperma''
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Arenaria goekyigitii''
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Arenaria gothica''
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Arenaria gracilis''
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Arenaria grandiflora''
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Arenaria graveolens''
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Arenaria guicciardii''
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Arenaria gypsostrata''
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Arenaria halacsyi''
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Arenaria hintoniorum''
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Arenaria hispanica''
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Arenaria hispida''
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Arenaria horizontalis''
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Arenaria humifusa''
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Arenaria huteri''
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Arenaria jamesoniana''
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Arenaria kandavanensis''
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Arenaria katoana''
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Arenaria kotschyana''
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Arenaria kurdica''
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Arenaria ladyginii''
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Arenaria lanuginosa''
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Arenaria latisepala''
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Arenaria leucadia''
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Arenaria libanotica''
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Arenaria ligericina''
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Arenaria livermorensis''
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Arenaria longipedunculata''
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Arenaria ludens''
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Arenaria luschanii''
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Arenaria lycopodioides''
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Arenaria macrocalyx''
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Arenaria macrosepala''
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Arenaria mairei''
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Arenaria mandoniana''
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Arenaria mattfeldii''
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Arenaria mcneillii''
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Arenaria merckioides''
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Arenaria mexicana''
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Arenaria microcalyx''
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Arenaria minutissima''
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Arenaria modesta''
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Arenaria moehringioides''
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Arenaria mons-cragus''
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Arenaria montana''
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Arenaria moritziana''
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Arenaria muralis''
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Arenaria musciformis''
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Arenaria neelgherrensis''
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Arenaria nevadensis''
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Arenaria nitida''
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Arenaria norvegica''
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Arenaria obtusiflora''
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Arenaria oligosperma''
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Arenaria olloixii''
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Arenaria orbicularis''
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Arenaria orbiculata''
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Arenaria orbignyana''
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Arenaria oreophila''
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Arenaria oresbia''
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Arenaria pallens''
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Arenaria paludicola''
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Arenaria pamphylica''
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Arenaria parvifolia''
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Arenaria pedunculosa''
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Arenaria peloponnesiaca''
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Arenaria peruviana''
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Arenaria peyritschii''
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Arenaria phitosiana''
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Arenaria × piifontii''
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Arenaria pintaudii''
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Arenaria pleurantha''
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Arenaria poeppigiana''
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Arenaria polytrichoides''
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Arenaria pomelii''
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Arenaria provincialis''
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Arenaria pseudofrigida''
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Arenaria pungens''
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Arenaria puranensis''
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Arenaria purpurascens''
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Arenaria pycnophylla''
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Arenaria pycnophylloides''
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Arenaria querioides''
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Arenaria radians''
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Arenaria redowskii''
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Arenaria reinholdiana''
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Arenaria reptans''
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Arenaria retusa''
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Arenaria rhodia''
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Arenaria rivularis''
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Arenaria rotundifolia''
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Arenaria runemarkii''
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Arenaria sabulinea''
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Arenaria saponarioides''
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Arenaria saxigena''
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Arenaria semiromica''
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Arenaria serpens''
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Arenaria serpyllifolia''
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Arenaria sipylea''
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Arenaria sivasica''
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Arenaria smithiana''
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Arenaria soratensis''
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Arenaria speluncarum''
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Arenaria standleyi''
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Arenaria stuebelii''
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Arenaria suffruticosa''
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Arenaria taiwanensis''
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Arenaria tejedensis''
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Arenaria tenella''
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Arenaria tenera''
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Arenaria tequilana''
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Arenaria tetragyna''
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Arenaria tetraquetra''
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Arenaria tmolea''
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Arenaria tomentosa''
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Arenaria uninervia''
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Arenaria venezuelana''
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Arenaria vitoriana''
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Arenaria leptoclados''
See also
*Similar genera that have been taxonomically intertwined with ''Arenaria'':
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Spergula''
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Spergularia''
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants Profile: North American species
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Caryophyllaceae genera
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