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Arenaria libanotica

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Arenaria libanotica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Arenaria
Species:
A. libanotica
Binomial name
Arenaria libanotica
Synonyms[1]

Arenaria adonidis Peyron ex Post

Arenaria libanotica, commonly known as Lebanon sandwort (Arabic: زهرة رمال لبنانية), is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.[2][3] This species was first described by Kotschy in 1867.[1]

Arenaria libanotica blooms in June and July; its small flowers are white and hermaphrodite flowers.[4] It is endemic to the mountains of Lebanon[2][5] and is found in parts of Palestine / Israel.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Arenaria libanotica Kotschy — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  2. ^ a b Boissier, Edmond; Engelmann, George (1867). Flora Orientalis: sive, Enumeratio plantarum in oriente a Graecia et Aegypto ad Indiae fines hucusque observatarum (in Latin). Vol. 1. apud H. Georg. p. 699.
  3. ^ "Jabal Moussa". www.jabalmoussa.org. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  4. ^ "Arenaria libanotica Kotschy". Flora of Israel Online. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  5. ^ Efe, Recep; Ozturk, Munir; Ghazanfar, Shahina (2012-03-15). Environment and Ecology in the Mediterranean Region. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781443838030.