Caryophyllaceae
Largeleaf sandwort
Moehringia macrophylla
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Moehringia
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Common names
By language (3)
- arz
- مورينجيا ماكروفيلا
- English
- Largeleaf sandwort
- German
- Großblättrige Nabelmiere
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Randal, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Trevor Schalla, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: machaut2, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Judi Sanders, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: benvancitters, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Melissa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Adam Van Straten, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification 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.