Arenaria montana L.

Mountain sandwort (en), Sabline des montagnes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Arenaria

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.15-0.25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.03
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 4-6
Soil acidity 4-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Arenaria montana habit picture by Thierry LARTIGAU (cc-by-sa)
Arenaria montana habit picture by Renaud Brochiero (cc-by-sa)
Arenaria montana habit picture by Stéphan PLAS (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Arenaria montana leaf picture by Nicolas Boulay (cc-by-sa)
Arenaria montana leaf picture by Thierry LARTIGAU (cc-by-sa)
Arenaria montana leaf picture by Stéphan PLAS (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Arenaria montana flower picture by Helena Vázquez (cc-by-sa)
Arenaria montana flower picture by Xavier LAGURGUE (cc-by-sa)
Arenaria montana flower picture by Stéphane Bonjour (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Arenaria montana world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:151459-1
WFO ID wfo-0000546275
COL ID GF2B
BDTFX ID 74970
INPN ID 83617
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Arenaria caucasica Alsinanthus montanus Alsine caucasica Alsine montana Arenaria linearifolia Arenaria pyrenaica Bigelowia montana Arenaria montana subsp. linearifolia Arenaria montana

Lower taxons

Arenaria montana subsp. intricata