Kingdom Plantae Family Caryophyllaceae Scientific name Arenaria ciliata Rank Species | Order Caryophyllales Genus Arenaria Higher classification Arenaria | |
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Similar Arenaria, Caryophyllaceae, Arenaria biflora, Arenaria norvegica, Arenaria pseudofrigida | ||
Arenaria ciliata, the fringed sandwort, is a perennial herb of the family Caryophyllaceae. A. ciliata is a calcicole occurring in open grassland and on bare rock in mountainous areas.
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.
References
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