Pan India Bouquets

Arenaria serpyllifolia L.

Family : Caryophyllaceae
(Pink Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BUGYALE FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Caryophyllaceae
Synonym(s) : Alsinanthus serpillifolius (L.) Desv.; Alsine serpyllifolia Crantz; Alsinella serpyllifolia Gray; Arenaria cantabrica Amo; Arenaria crassifolia Freyn ex Hallier; Arenaria martrinii Tzvelev; Arenaria olonensis Jord. ex Bonnier; Arenaria serpyllifolia subsp. viscida (Loisel.) Dostál; Arenaria sphaerocarpa Ten.; Arenaria varia Dulac; Arenaria viscida Loisel.; Arenaria wallichiana Ser.; Euthalia serpyllifolia Rupr.; Minuartia olonensis (Jord. ex Bonnier) P.Fourn.; Stellaria serpyllifolia (L.) Scop.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Arenaria serpyllifolia L.
Habit : Annual herb
Habitat : Mountain grassland slopes, sandy or stony barrens, fields, gardens; 600--4000 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : March-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Temperate Eurasia, North Africa to Ethiopia
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Temperate Eurasia, North Africa to Ethiopia, South and North America, New South Wales
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 80
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Arenaria serpyllifolia. Downloaded on 10 December 2023.