Arenaria serpyllifolia var. tenuior

Mertens & W. D. J. Koch in J. C. Röhling et al.

in J. C. Röhling et al., Deutschl. Fl. ed. 3, 3: 266. 1831.

WeedyIntroduced
Synonyms: Arenaria leptoclados (Reichenbach) Gussone Arenaria serpyllifolia subsp. leptoclados (Reichenbach) Nyman Arenaria serpyllifolia var. leptoclados Reichenbach
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 56.

Sepals 2–3 mm, not enlarging in fruit. Capsules cylindric to cylindric-ovoid, not significantly broader at base (walls nearly straight). Seeds ca. 0.4 mm. 2n = 20 (Europe).


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Roadsides, open, sandy or rocky, disturbed sites
Elevation: 0-400 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Ark., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ky., La., Miss., Mo., N.C., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Va., Europe, w Asia, n Africa, in Australia

Discussion

Variety tenuior is to be expected elsewhere.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"/5-11/5timesaslongassepals" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property."broader" is not a number.

stipitate-glandular +, glabrous +  and pubescent +
pustulate +
obtuse;rounded +
Ronald L. Hartman +, Richard K. Rabeler +  and Frederick H. Utech +
Mertens & W. D. J. Koch in J. C. Röhling et al. +
Laciniate (?) +, Emarginate (?) +, Jagged (?) +, 2-fid (?) +  and Entire (?) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
elliptic +  and broadly ovate or rarely orbiculate +
succulent +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
smaller +
herbaceous +  and scarious +
cylindric;cylindric-ovoid +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
3-50+-flowered +
dish--shaped +
expanded +
Ark. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ky. +, La. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, N.C. +, Pa. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Va. +, Europe +, w Asia +, n Africa +  and in Australia +
0-400 m +
straight +  and curved +
central +  and peripheral +
inconspicuous +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
stalked +  and simple +
Roadsides, open, sandy or rocky, disturbed sites +
disc--shaped +  and dish +
leafy +  and open +
2-8 times as long as leaves +
stipitate-glandular +  and pubescent +
terete +  and ellipsoid +
sessile +  and petiolate +
connate +
swollen +
3 +  and 5 +
crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
campylotropous +
ascending;erect +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
fugacious +
1/5-3/4 times as long as sepals +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.27 cm2.7 mm <br />0.0027 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Flowering spring–summer. +
in J. C. Röhling et al., Deutschl. Fl. ed. +
ashy black +
tuberculate +, rugulose +  and smooth +
reniform +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (?) +
persistent +
connate +  and distinct +
lanceolate;ovatelanceolate +
not enlarging +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br />) +
herbaceous +  and scarious +
Weedy +  and Introduced +
grooved +, branched +  and simple +
erect;ascending or sprawling +
terete;ellipsoid +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
[30 +  and 3 +
papillate +
distinct +
filiform +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Arenaria leptoclados +, Arenaria serpyllifolia subsp. leptoclados +  and Arenaria serpyllifolia var. leptoclados +
Arenaria serpyllifolia var. tenuior +
Arenaria serpyllifolia +
variety +
ascending;recurved +
divided +
low-elongate +
10 +  and 8 +
rhizomatous +  and taprooted +
pubescence of simple hairs or stalked glands +  and glabrous +
11 +, 10 +, 8 +  and [7 +