Moehringia macrophylla

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Arenarieae
Genus: Moehringia
Species: Moehringia macrophylla
Name

Moehringia macrophylla (Hook.) Fenzl, Vers. Darstell. Alsin.: 18, 38 (1933).
Synonyms

Basionym
Arenaria macrophylla Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 102 (1831).
Heterotypic
Moehringia umbrosa A.Gray, Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 4: 13 (1849).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Fenzl, E. 1933. Vers. Darstell. Alsin. 18, 38.

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Moehringia macrophylla. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 20. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Moehringia macrophylla in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Moehringia macrophylla. Published online. Accessed: Sep 20 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Moehringia macrophylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Sep 2019.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Großblättrige Nabelmiere
English: Largeleaf Sandwort, Big-leaf Sandwort

Moehringia macrophylla, commonly known as the largeleaf sandwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is native to parts of eastern and western North America, where it can be found in moist, shady habitat types, such as mountain forests. It is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing erect to about 18 centimeters in maximum height. The lance-shaped leaves are up to 5 centimeters long and oppositely arranged about the stem. The inflorescence is a cyme of 2 to 5 flowers, each with 5 pointed green sepals and 5 rounded white petals. The fruit is a toothed black capsule.[1]
References

"Large-leaved Sandwort, Moehringia macrophylla". calscape.org.