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Caryophyllaceae

Eremogone capillaris (Poir.) Fenzl

Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Eremogone

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Eremogone capillaris: Fescue Sandwort
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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
毛叶老牛筋, 美丽老牛筋, 美麗老牛筋, 毛葉老牛筋, 兴安鹅不食, 华北老牛筋, 毛梗蚤缀, 线叶蚤缀根
Mongolian
Хялгасан дэвхэргийн цагаан

Synonyms

  • Arenaria airifolia Fisch. ex DC.
  • Arenaria capillacea Willd. ex Ledeb.
  • Arenaria capillaris Poir.
  • Arenaria capillaris f. glandulifera (Ser.) Kitag.
  • Arenaria capillaris subsp. formosa (Fisch. ex DC.) Maguire
  • Arenaria capillaris subsp. nardifolia (Ledeb. ex Hook.) Piper & Beattie
  • Arenaria capillaris var. glabrata (Ser.) Schischk.
  • Arenaria capillaris var. glandulosa Fenzl
  • Arenaria capillaris var. nardifolia (Ledeb. ex Hook.) Regel
  • Arenaria formosa Fisch. ex DC.
  • Arenaria formosa var. glabra Fenzl
  • Arenaria formosa var. latipetala Maxim.
  • Arenaria laxmannii Fisch. ex Ser.
  • Arenaria lychnidea Willd. ex Ledeb.
  • Arenaria nardifolia Ledeb. ex Hook.
  • Arenaria pungens Steph. ex Ser.
  • Arenaria setosa Willd. ex Ledeb.
  • Arenaria sibirica Pers.
  • Arenaria subulata Ser.
  • Arenaria subulata var. glabrata Ser.
  • Arenaria subulata var. glandulifera Ser.
  • Arenaria viscosa Fisch. ex Ser.
  • Eremogone capillaris var. capillaris
  • Eremogone formosa Fenzl
  • Eremogone nardifolia (Ledeb. ex Hook.) Fenzl
  • Eremogone subulata (Ser.) Fenzl

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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.