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Moehringia lateriflora

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Name

Identification
Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl [family CARYOPHYLLACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Hud, 1985 Arenaria haenkeana Bartl. [family CARYOPHYLLACEAE ] Verified by Not on Sheet,
Related name
  • Arenaria haenkeana
  • Arenaria montana
  • Arenaria lateriflora
  • Moehringia lateriflora
  • Arenaria laterifolia
  • Moehringia macrophylla
Common name
  • Grove or blunt-leaf sandwort, Flora of North America Vol. 5
  • moehringie ou sabline latériflore, Flora of North America Vol. 5

Flora

Entry for Moehringia lateriflora (Linnaeus) Fenzl [family CARYOPHYLLACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 5,
Names
Moehringia lateriflora (Linnaeus) Fenzl [family CARYOPHYLLACEAE], Vers. Darstell. Alsin., 18, 38. 1833
Arenaria lateriflora Linnaeus [family CARYOPHYLLACEAE], Sp. Pl., 1: 423. 1753
Arenaria lateriflora var. angustifolia H. St. John [family CARYOPHYLLACEAE]
Arenaria lateriflora var. taylorae H. St. John [family CARYOPHYLLACEAE]
Arenaria lateriflora var. tenuicaulis Blankinship [family CARYOPHYLLACEAE]
Treatment Author(s)
Richard K. Rabeler
Ronald L. Hartman
Information
Plants perennial. Rhizomes forming extensive network. Stems ascending or decumbent, often branched, terete, 5–30 cm, uniformly retrorsely pubesescent. Leaves sessile or subsessile; petiole 0.1–1 mm; blade 1–3-veined, broadly elliptic to oblong-elliptic or oblanceolate, 6–30(–35) × (2–)5–10(–17) mm, margins granular to minutely serrulate-ciliate, apex obtuse or rounded. Inflorescences 1–5-flowered; bracts 1–3 mm, margins scarious. Pedicels erect, 3–30 mm. Flowers: sepals 5, midrib not keeled, ovate or obovate, herbaceous portion oblong to elliptic, 1.7–2.8(–3) mm, margins narrow, apex mostly obtuse or rounded; petals 5, 3–6 mm, ca. 2 times as long as sepals. Capsules subglobose, 3–5 mm, 11/2–2 times as long as sepals. Seeds reniform, 1 mm, smooth. 2n = 48.
Phenology
mar-may (spring), jun-aug (summer)
Altitude range
50–2700 m;
Distribution
St. Pierre and MiquelonEuropeAsia.USA AlaskaUSA Colo.USA Conn.USA IdahoUSA Ill.USA Ind.USA IowaUSA MaineUSA Md.USA Mass.USA Mich.USA Minn.USA Mo.USA Mont.USA Nebr.USA Nev.USA N.H.USA N.J.USA N.Mex.USA N.Y.USA N.Dak.USA OhioUSA Oreg.USA Pa.USA R.I.USA S.Dak.USA UtahUSA Vt.USA Va.USA Wash.USA W.Va.USA Wis.USA Wyo.Canada Alta.Canada B.C.Canada Man.Canada N.B.Canada Nfld. and Labr.Canada N.S.Canada NunavutCanada Ont.Canada P.E.I.Canada Que.Canada Sask.Canada Yukon
Discussion
Four varieties of Moehringia laterifolia have been described based on variation in leaf width and pubescence; they have been little used, and the variation appears not to be correlated with geography.

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