Arenaria (plant)

Arenaria is a genus of flowering plants, within the family Caryophyllaceae.

Species of this genus are among those plants commonly known as “sandworts”. Several species formerly classified within Arenaria are now classed in the genera Spergularia, Eremogone and Minuartia.

Selected species

Arenaria aberrans – Mt. Dellenbaugh sandwort
Arenaria aculeata – prickly sandwort
Arenaria balearica – Corsican/mossy sandwort
Arenaria bolosii
Arenaria bryophylla
Arenaria capillaris – slender mountain sandwort
Arenaria ciliata
Arenaria congesta – ballhead sandwort
Arenaria decussata
Arenaria fendleri – Fendler’s sandwort
Arenaria franklinii
Arenaria glabra
Arenaria gothica