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Arenaria kingii ssp. compacta

Arenaria kingii (S. Watson) M.E. Jones ssp. compacta (Coville) Maguire

King's Compact Sandwort, King's Smooth Sandwort

Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)

Synonym(s): Arenaria compacta, Arenaria fendleri var. glabrescens, Arenaria kingii var. glabrescens, Eremogone kingii var. glabrescens

USDA Symbol: ARKIC

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Rarely pink.

Distribution

USA: CA , CO , ID , NV , OR , UT , WY
Native Habitat: Dry hills, pinyon-juniper woods, sagebrush slopes.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Arenaria kingii ssp. compacta in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Arenaria kingii ssp. compacta in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Arenaria kingii ssp. compacta

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-28
Research By: CBR

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