Flower; Mariz, Braga, Portugal; 4/2008 © Jörn Germer
Flowers; Rendufe, Amares, Braga, Portugal; 4/2007 © Jörn Germer
Flower side view; Rendufe, Amares, Braga, Portugal; 4/2007 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Mariz, Braga, Portugal; 4/2008 © Jörn Germer
Branches with flowers; Rendufe, Amares, Braga, Portugal; 4/2007 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Rendufe, Amares, Braga, Portugal; 4/2007 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 527 Date of entry: 21.04.2007 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Mountain Sandwort
German: Berg-Sandkraut
Portuguese: Arenária
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Caryophyllales (112)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (38)(family description)
Genus: Arenaria (1)
Epithet: montana L. (9)
montana => growing in the mountains
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
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