Arenaria (plant)
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Arenaria is a genus of flowering plants, within the family Caryophyllaceae.
Species of this genus are commonly known as sandworts. Several species formerly classified within Arenaria are now classed in the genera Spergularia and Minuartia.
Species include:
- Arenaria balearica
- Arenaria capillaris
- Arenaria ciliata
- Arenaria decussata
- Arenaria gothica
- Arenaria graminifolia
- Arenaria gypsophiloides
- Arenaria juncea
- Arenaria montana : Mountain sandwort
- Arenaria norvegicus: Arctic/Norwegian sandwort or English sandwort
- Arenaria paludicola : Marsh sandwort
- Arenaria procera
- Arenaria serpyllifolia : Thyme leaf sandwort
- Arenaria ursina : Bear Valley sandwort
