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Arenaria libanotica

Arenaria libanotica
Photo: Asd Syr, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Caryophyllaceae (Pink & carnation family)
Native range
Lebanon (to Mt. Hermon)
Climate
subtropical

About

Arenaria libanotica, commonly known as Lebanon sandwort (Arabic: زهرة رمال لبنانية), is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. This species was first described by Kotschy in 1867.

Arenaria libanotica blooms in June and July; its small flowers are white and hermaphrodite flowers. It is endemic to the mountains of Lebanon.

Other Arenaria plants

Mossy Sandwort · Fringed Sandwort · Arenaria funiculata · Arenaria grandiflora · Arenaria halacsyi · Low sandwort · Spreading sandwort · Thyme-leaved sandwort · Livermore sandwort · Mountain sandwort · Sierra Nevada Sandwort · Norwegian Sandwort

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arenaria libanotica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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