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Arenaria norvegica (Arenaria norvegica)

Description

Arenaria norvegica, also known as Arctic, English or Norwegian sandwort, is a low growing plant in the pink family, Caryophyllaceae, found in northwest Europe. The chromosome number is 2n=80. There are two recognised subspecies.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Caryophyllaceae

              • Genus: Arenaria