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Arenaria livermorensis
Livermore sandwort is a tiny, mat-forming perennial that grows in cracks in cliff faces in the Davis Mountains of west Texas, a rare endemic. It is grown only by specialist collectors, and it needs cool, gritty, very well-drained conditions.
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 moss. Stems can attain a length of 4 cm. The leaves are needle-like, narrow and rigid, up to 6 mm long, hairless but with peg-like cilia along the margins, green and shiny. The flowers are solitary in the axils of the leaves, with green sepals and no petals.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
