Caryophyllaceae

Bluntleaf sandwort

Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl

Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Moehringia

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 种阜草, 莫石竹
English: Bluntleaf sandwort, Grove sandwort
Estonian: Ida-võsalill
Finnish: Laaksoarho

Synonyms

Alsinanthus lateriflorus (L.) Desv.
Alsine lateriflora (L.) Crantz
Arenaria buxifolia Poir.
Arenaria haenkeana Bartl. ex C.Presl
Arenaria lateriflora L.
Arenaria pensylvanica Muhl.
Moehringia lateriflora var. angustifolia Regel

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Photos

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Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.