NameThatPlant.net: Arenaria serpyllifolia

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Arenaria serpyllifolia FAMILY Caryophyllaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Large Thymeleaf Sandwort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

The relative ranges, habitats, and abundance of the A. leptoclados and A. serpyllifolia are poorly known; additional herbarium work is needed. Read more in Weakley's Flora (2022)

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arenaria serpyllifolia FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-11-002:

Arenaria serpyllifolia FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

COMMON NAME:
Large Thymeleaf Sandwort

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Arenaria serpyllifolia FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arenaria serpyllifolia FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-11-002:
Arenaria serpyllifolia FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

3205

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Eurasia

Common in Carolina Mountains & Carolina Coastal Plain (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite, often connate basally

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

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