Caryophyllaceae

Twinflower sandwort

Cherleria obtusiloba (Rydb.) A.J.Moore & Dillenb.

Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Cherleria

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Twinflower sandwort: Twinflower Sandwort — Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Twinflower sandwort

Synonyms

Alsinopsis obtusiloba Rydb.
Arenaria obtusiloba (Rydb.) Fernald
Lidia obtusiloba (Rydb.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Minuartia obtusiloba (Rydb.) House

Photos

Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Philippe.pechoux, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.