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Creeping sandwort

(Arenaria humifusa)

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Description

The creeping sandwort ( Arenaria humifusa ) is a species of herbaceous plant of the family Caryophyllaceae . It develops on serpentine : a toxic rock to which it is resistant.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Caryophyllaceae
Genus:Arenaria
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