Arenaria funiculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is subshrub endemic to southern Spain.[2] It is a hemicryptophyte which germinates or sprouts in May, and begins flowering in June at lower elevations and in August at higher ones. It is native to the Sierra Nevada from 1,850 to 2,450 metres elevation. It grows in cracks and crevices on rocky calcareous slopes, generally north-facing, and in sheltered ravines in south slopes. It forms a lithophyte plant community with Saxifraga nevadensis and other plants. It is threatened by habitat loss, and the IUCN Red List assesses the species as Endangered.[1]
| Arenaria funiculata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Arenaria |
| Species: | A. funiculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Arenaria funiculata (Pau) Fior & P.O. Karis | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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In 2007, Simone Fior and Per Ola Kampis proposed the transfer of Moehringia fontqueri from the genus Moehringia to the genus Arenaria, renaming the species Arenaria funiculata.[3]
References
edit- 1 2 J. Peñas & J. Lorite (2011). "Moehringia fontqueri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011 e.T61637A12530604. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T61637A12530604.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- 1 2 "Arenaria funiculata Fior & P.O.Karis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ Fior, Simone; Per Ola Kampis (2007). "Phylogeny, evolution and systematics of Moehringia (Caryophyllaceae) as inferred from molecular and morphological data: a case of homology reassessment". Cladistics. 23 (4): 362–372. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2007.00150.x. PMID 34905839. S2CID 84651309.
External links
edit- Moehringia fontqueri Archived 2022-12-07 at the Wayback Machine, Joyas botánicas de Almería
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