Honckenya peploides
Sea Sandwort, Seabeach Sandwort
Other regional names: Seaside Sandplant
- Seaside Sandplant
Also known as: Ammadenia peploides (L.) Rupr. +4 more
- Ammadenia peploides (L.) Rupr.
- Honkenya oblongifolia Torr. & A.Gray
- Honkenya peploides (L.) Ehrh.
- Minuartia peploides L.
- Minuartia peploides var. typica Mattf.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Honckenya peploides (commonly known as Sea Sandwort or Seabeach-sandwort) is a shrub belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Aleutian Is., Baltic States, Belgium, British Columbia, Connecticut, Denmark, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Sakhalin, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Washington, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms