Arenaria compressa Mcneill

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Arenaria

Characteristics

Herbs perennial. Roots robust, woody. Stems caespitose, trichotomously branched, 50--60 cm, glandular villous. Leaf blade lanceolate, 1--2.5 cm × 1--4 mm, glandular villous, base clasping, apex acute. Cymes trichotomously branched, conic, many flowered; bracts ovate-lanceolate, similar to leaves but smaller, margin broadly membranous. Pedicel 0.5--3 cm, glabrous. Sepals 5, ovate, 3.3--5 × 1.5--3 mm, glabrous, midvein raised, base broadened, margin narrowly membranous, apex acute. Petals 5, white, obovate or elliptic, equaling or slightly longer than sepals. Stamens 10, 5 long and 5 short. Ovary obovoid, ca. 3 mm. Styles 3, linear, ca. 2 mm. Seeds with flat wings. Fl. Jun--Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.45
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OctNovDec
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
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Distribution

Arenaria compressa world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, China, and India

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:151086-1
WFO ID wfo-0000545706
COL ID 5W3KL
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Synonyms

Arenaria lanceolatifolia Arenaria trichotoma Arenaria compressa