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Eremogone capillaris

Linear Leaved Sandwort, Slender Mountain Sandwort
Other regional names: Thread Leaved Sandwort
  • Thread Leaved Sandwort
Also known as: Arenaria airifolia Fisch. ex DC. +15 more
  • Arenaria airifolia Fisch. ex DC.
  • Arenaria airifolia Fisch. ex Ser.
  • Arenaria capillaris f. glandulifera (Ser.) Kitag.
  • Arenaria capillaris Poir.
  • Arenaria capillaris subsp. formosa (Fisch. ex DC.) Maguire
  • Arenaria capillaris subsp. nardifolia (Ledeb. ex Hook.) Piper & Beattie
  • Arenaria capillaris var. airifolia Regel
  • Arenaria capillaris var. glabra Fenzl
  • Arenaria capillaris var. glabrata (Ser.) Schischk.
  • Arenaria capillaris var. glandulifera (Ser.) Schischk. & Knorr
  • Arenaria capillaris var. glandulosa Fenzl
  • Arenaria capillaris var. glandulosissima Popov
  • Arenaria capillaris var. kamtschatica Regel
  • Arenaria capillaris var. nardifolia (Ledeb. ex Hook.) Regel
  • Arenaria colorata Turcz. ex Steud.
  • Arenaria formosa var. glabra Fenzl
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.

Originating in Temperate Asia and North America, Eremogone capillaris (commonly known as Linear-Leaved Sandwort or Slender mountain sandwort) is a shrub belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Buryatiya, China North-Central, Chita, Idaho, Inner Mongolia, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Montana, Nevada, Northwest Territories, Oregon, Sakhalin, Tuva, Washington, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms

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