Caryophyllaceae
Arenaria

Arenaria sabulinea Griseb. ex Fenzl.

First published in J.von Russegger, Reisen 1(2): 933 (1843)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Türkiye. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2016) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 1: Elatinaceae to Sphenocleaceae.

Morphology General Habit
Annual herbs
Morphology Stem
Stems slender up to 10 cm high, hairy with glandular and eglandular hairs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves glabrous or hairy on margins; basal leaves withering at anthesis; upper leaves linear- subulate, up to 3 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence 3–35–flowered
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Bracts subulate, 1–3 mm long, shorter than pedicels
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
Pedicels 3–13 mm long, longer than sepals, glandular, spreading or deflexed in fruit
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 2–2.5 mm long, ovate, acute, ± glandular with prominently 3-veined
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals oblong, up to 3.5 mm long, clearly longer than sepals
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule subglobose, shorter or equalling to calyx
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds tuberculate.
[FIQ]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0