Thyme-Leaved Sandwort
Scientific Name:Arenaria serpyllifolia


NOTES: Thyme-leaved Sandwort belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family, which is more popularly known as the carnation family. It thrives in a variety of habitats, typically where the soil is disturbed, making it a prevalent sight in areas like gardens, meadows, and along pathways.

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Thyme-Leaved Sandwort
Genus species: Arenaria serpyllifolia
Common Name: Thyme-Leaved Sandwort
Family Name: Caryophyllaceae  
Annual or perennial herbs, often with swollen nodes; leaves opposite, simple, entire, stipules scarious or absent; flowers mostly bisexual, regular, solitary or in various clusters; fruit a capsule or 1-seeded utricle.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Nonnative
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:White
Identified by:J.D. Mancini
Months in Bloom:  
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