Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Arenaria L. [629]

genus_ja:

genus_en: Sandwort

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Caryophyllaceae

family_ja: ナデシコ

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distribution_en:

description_en: Genus of about 160 species of annuals and mainly low-growing perennials, some of which are evergreen, mostly from mountainous, arctic, and temperate regions of the N. hemisphere. They have opposite pairs of small, linear to ovate leaves and bear solitary or few-flowered cymes of 5-petalled, usually white flowers. Several Arenaria species are attractive mat- or cushion-forming plants for a rock garden, alpine house, or scree bed, or for growing in the crevices of a wall or paving.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in an open frame in autumn, divide in spring, or root basal cuttings in early summer.

pests_en: Trouble free.

description_ja:

comment: N.temperate

comment_ja: ノミノツヅリ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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