Arenaria lanuginosa (Michx.) Rohrb.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Caryophyllaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Lax perennial; stem retrorsely puberulent, to 5 dm; lvs narrowly lance-elliptic or elliptic-oblanceolate, 15–30 × 2–8 mm, ± pustulate, ciliate at base; pedicels axillary, slender, mostly 1.5–4 cm, ascending to reflexed, puberulent; sep lanceolate, 3–4 mm, acute or acutish, 1-nerved, glabrous, often pustulate, sometimes ciliolate at base; pet minute or usually none; seed 0.6–0.8 mm, flattened, somewhat keeled dorsally, smooth, shining, black or dark reddish-black; 2n=44. Open woodlands and rocky places or damp thickets; se. Va. to Ark., s. to tropical Amer. Our plants are var. lanuginosa.