Arenaria lanuginosa
Diffuse Starwort, Spread Sandwort
Other regional names: Spreading Sandwort +1 more
- Spreading Sandwort
- Stickweed
Also known as: Arenaria alsinoides var. ovatifolia Donn.Sm. +17 more
- Arenaria alsinoides var. ovatifolia Donn.Sm.
- Arenaria altorum Standl. & Steyerm.
- Arenaria diffusa Elliott
- Arenaria diffusa var. tucumanensis Griseb.
- Arenaria guatemalensis Standl. & Steyerm.
- Arenaria jussiaei Cambess. ex A.St.-Hil.
- Arenaria lanuginosa subsp. guatemalensis (Standl. & Steyerm.) J.A.Duke
- Arenaria lanuginosa subsp. lanuginosa
- Arenaria lanuginosa subsp. tucumanensis (Griseb.) Pax
- Arenaria lanuginosa var. diffusa (Elliott) Macloskie
- Arenaria lanuginosa var. diffusa Rohrb.
- Arenaria lanuginosa var. longipedunculata W.H.Duncan
- Arenaria lanuginosa var. tucumanensis (Griseb.) Pax
- Arenaria megalantha var. tucumanensis (Griseb.) F.N.Williams
- Arenaria megalantha var. tucumanensis (Griseb.) N.H.Williams
- Arenaria nemorosa Kunth
- Arenaria nemorosa var. novogranatensis DC.
- Arenaria nemorosa var. quitensis DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or subshrub.
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Arenaria lanuginosa (commonly known as Diffuse Starwort or Spread Sandwort) is an annual or shrub belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family. Naturally occurring in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, California, Colombia, Colorado, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Panama, Peru, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Venezuela, Virginia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
KwaZulu-Natal
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms