Arenaria libanotica
| Arenaria libanotica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Arenaria |
| Species: | A. libanotica
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| Binomial name | |
| Arenaria libanotica | |
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Arenaria adonidis Peyron ex Post | |
Arenaria libanotica, commonly known as Lebanon sandwort (Arabic: زهرة رمال لبنانية), is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.[2][3] This species was first described by Kotschy in 1867.[1]
Arenaria libanotica blooms in June and July; its small flowers are white and hermaphrodite flowers.[4] It is endemic to the mountains of Lebanon[2][5] and is found in parts of Palestine / Israel.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Arenaria libanotica Kotschy — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ^ a b Boissier, Edmond; Engelmann, George (1867). Flora Orientalis: sive, Enumeratio plantarum in oriente a Graecia et Aegypto ad Indiae fines hucusque observatarum (in Latin). Vol. 1. apud H. Georg. p. 699.
- ^ "Jabal Moussa". www.jabalmoussa.org. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ^ "Arenaria libanotica Kotschy". Flora of Israel Online. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ^ Efe, Recep; Ozturk, Munir; Ghazanfar, Shahina (2012-03-15). Environment and Ecology in the Mediterranean Region. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781443838030.