Arenaria norvegica
species of plant
Arenaria norvegica, also known as Arctic, English or Norwegian sandwort, is a low growing plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, found in northwest Europe. The diploid chromosome number is 2n=80. There are two recognised subspecies.
Description
Arenaria norvegica is a much branched, low-growing plant growing up to six centimetres tall. The midrib of the leaves is indistinct and the margins glabrous only in the lower third which distinguishes it from the rather similar Arenaria ciliata.
Arenaria norvegica subsp. anglica
Arenaria norvegica subsp. anglica is an annual or biennial with few non-flowering shoots. The leaves are opposite, narrowly ovate or elliptic. The flowers are eleven to twenty-three millimetres in diameter, have five white petals and three styles.
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