PLANTS Profile for Moehringia lateriflora (bluntleaf sandwort)

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Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl
bluntleaf sandwort

Symbol:

MOLA6

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Photo of Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl

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Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl

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Synonyms:
Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl

	ARLA15	Arenaria lateriflora L.
	ARLAA4	Arenaria lateriflora L. var. angustifolia (Regel) H. St. John
	ARLAT	Arenaria lateriflora L. var. tayloriae H. St. John

Distribution:
Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl


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USA (AK, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 3 species in Moehringia

Classification:
Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus	Moehringia L. – sandwort
Species	Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl – bluntleaf sandwort

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
grove sandwort		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FAC

FAC

FACU*

FACU

UPL

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20017.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 03:36 AM CDT