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Arenaria
Also called Sandworts, Turnstones, Sandworts, Turnstones
Arenaria is a genus of small herbaceous annuals and perennials, plus a few spiny subshrubs, that often form tufts or mats; commonly grown members are rock garden and ground-cover sandworts. Grow them in sun or light shade in gritty, free-draining soil.
Arenaria is a genus of flowering plants, within the family Caryophyllaceae. Most species are annual or perennial herbaceous plants, though a small number are spiny subshrubs; 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.
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