Cardionema ramosissimum
| Cardionema ramosissimum | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Cardionema |
| Species: | C. ramosissimum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cardionema ramosissimum (Weinm.) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Loeflinga ramosissima | |
Cardionema ramosissimum is a beach-dwelling plant of the pink family, Caryophyllaceae, which is known by the common name sandcarpet.
Description
Cardionema ramosissimum is a flat or clumping mat-forming perennial plant which grows along the coastline of western North America, as well as Chile. From a taproot it extends many petite to sprawling stems up to 30 centimeters long and covered in very tiny leaves, which are about a centimeter long and needlelike.
Filling in the spaces between the spine-shaped leaves are long stipules. The plant bears tiny woolly flowers.
- Uses
This thick plant forms a blanket on the sand and can be used for erosion control on beaches.
Plant's thick form.
External links
Media related to Cardionema ramosissimum at Wikimedia Commons
- Jepson Manual Treatment: Cardionema ramosissimum
- USDA Plants Profile
- Cardionema ramosissimum — U.C.Photo gallery
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