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Moehringia ciliata (Scop.) Dalla Torre

Creeping Sandwort

Caryophyllaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Genus: Moehringia (Sandwort)

Synonyms

Moehringia ciliata
Moehringia ciliata (Scop.) Dalla
Moehringia ciliata subsp. nana
Moehringia obtusa
Moehringia polygonoides
Moehringia sperguloides
Stellaria ciliata

Related species

Moehringia trinervia (L.) Clairv. - Three-Nerved Sandwort
Moehringia ciliata (Scop.) Dalla Torre - Creeping Sandwort
Moehringia muscosa L. - Mossy Sandwort

Traits


    Maximal 20&#8239;cm tall, perennial. <span class="v1">plants:</span> <ba><b>fresh-green</b></ba>. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> whitish. <span class="v1">perianth:</span> <ba>per whorl 5&#8209;leaved</ba>. <span class="v1">petals:</span> <ba><b>slightly longer tha...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Moehringia ciliata

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Moehringia ciliata

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Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Moehringia ciliata

Moehringia ciliata

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • screes, rocky habitats

  • in nutrient-poor, alkaline habitats

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