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Cherleria biflora

Mountain Sandwort, Mountain Stitchwort
Also known as: Alsine biflora (L.) Wahlenb. +17 more
  • Alsine biflora (L.) Wahlenb.
  • Alsine biflora f. densissima Abrom.
  • Alsine biflora f. laxior Abrom.
  • Alsine biflora f. rosea Montell
  • Alsine biflora var. carnosula Fenzl
  • Alsine biflora var. rigidula Fenzl
  • Alsine biflora var. versicolor Brügger
  • Alsinella biflora (L.) Sw.
  • Alsinopsis biflora (L.) Rydb.
  • Arenaria bavarica Pall.
  • Arenaria diantha Bonnier
  • Arenaria sajanensis var. carnosula (Fenzl) B.L.Rob.
  • Arenaria sajanensis var. rigidula (Fenzl) B.L.Rob.
  • Arenaria sajanensis Willd.
  • Arenaria sajanensis Willd. ex D.F.K.Schltdl.
  • Arenaria scandinavica Spreng.
  • Cerastium biflorum (L.) Crantz
  • Lidia biflora (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.

Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America, Cherleria biflora (commonly known as Mountain Sandwort or Mountain Stitchwort) is a shrub belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to subalpine or subarctic conditions.

Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Shrub

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Austria, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Chita, East European Russia, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Idaho, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Mongolia, Nevada, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Oregon, Pakistan, Québec, Sakhalin, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tuva, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yukon

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