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Arenaria livermorensis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Caryophyllaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Caryophyllales

Genus
  
Arenaria

Similar
  
Arenaria ursina, Arenaria paludicola, Arenaria pseudofrigida, Arenaria aculeata, Arenaria norvegica

Arenaria livermorensis, common name Livermore sandwort, is a plant species endemic to the Davis Mountains in Jeff Davis County in western Texas. It grows in cracks in cliff faces at elevations of 2100-2500 m.


Arenaria livermorensis is a perennial herb growing close to the ground and forming a mat, rather resembling a moss. Stems can attain a length of 4 cm. Leaves are needle-like, narrow and rigid, up to 6 mm long, hairless but with peg-like cilia along the margins, green and shiny. Flowers are solitary in the axils of the leaves, with green sepals and no petals.

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Arenaria livermorensis Wikipedia