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Fendler's sandwort

Scientific Name: Arenaria fendleri

Family: Caryophyllaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Forb/herb

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

Also known as Fendler's Sandwort, Arenaria fendleri is a perennial herb belonging to the Pink Family (Caryophyllaceae).

Some sandwort species form tight, sometimes prickly mats.
The plant produces small parts, namely small white flowers with five petals, about half-inch across.

Scientific Name: Arenaria fendleri A. Gray
Common Name: Fendler's Sandwort
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family)
Synonym: Eremogone fendleri (A. Gray) Ikonn. Some botanists propose that the latin name should be changed to Eremogone fenderli.
Subordinate Taxa: Arenaria fendleri A. Gray var. fendleri, Arenaria fendleri var. tweedyi

Found in montane, subalpine, and alpine environments.
Grows in woodlands and open areas.
Specifically found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region.
Observed at elevations between 4,000 and 12,000 feet.
Potentially found in Sonora (Mexico).
Observed in locations such as Butler Gulch, Arapahoe National Forest and Cedar Breaks National Monument.

Perennial herb.
Stems are 0.8 to 9.8 inches (0.2 to 2.5 dm) tall.
Leaves are opposite and linear, with basal leaves measuring about 0.12 inches. They are also described as threadlike and grass-like.
Small white flowers, approximately half an inch across, with five petals. Some petals may have small red dots, others may not.
Red anthers.
Flowers are in clusters on leafless stems.
Perennial wildflower, up to 25 cm talk, in clumps.

Fendler's Sandwort can be so tiny that its pink parts look like spots on the petals, until viewed up close.