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Marsh sandwort

Arenaria paludicola

Marsh sandwort
Photo: Stickpen, CC0
Family
Caryophyllaceae (Pink & carnation family)
Grows as
Aquatic
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
Washington to Guatemala
Climate
subtropical

About

Arenaria paludicola is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names marsh sandwort and swamp sandwort. The plant grows in wet areas, such as marsh and bog.

Where it grows

It is native to the west coast of North America in California, where it is known from only a few remaining occurrences in the Central Coast of California region. It is a federally listed endangered species in the United States. It is present in two native locations in San Luis Obispo County, California, and it has been reintroduced nearby in Nipomo and Los Osos. It is known from historical occurrences in Washington, but it may have been extirpated from that state. The plant may still exist in northern Mexico, but these occurrences are unconfirmed.

Other Arenaria plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arenaria paludicola 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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